[Jim's Web Nook | Photos | California 2002 | Big Sur]

Hiking in Big Sur (2002 October)

Felicia and i went hiking on a beautiful Saturday in Big Sur. The Fire Road trail is about 2½ miles up a ridge to the Tin House, with an altitude change of about 500 feet. That's ... uh, pretty steep.

	California State Highway 1 heading south along the Big Sur coast
	When we got up on the ridge, the Pacific was so calm and blue that we couldn't find the line between the ocean and the sky.
	The view south along the coast from the ridge
	The view south from the Tin House, at the peak of the trail
	We stayed on top of the mountain to watch the sun set over the Pacific, even though it meant hiking back in semi-darkness. It was worth it.
	This proves we were there.
	Hiking down a strange trail in semi-darkness can be worth the risk.
	Even the mundane, ubiquitous fuzzy grass is transformed against the dwindling fire on the Pacific Ocean.

[Jim's Web Nook | Photos | California 2002 | Big Sur]