Wade and I took a road trip (sans trailer and Keeva!) to the Big Sur area for the week around my 60th (yikes!) birthday. California is a beautiful state. We drove to Pismo Beach the first night. We took a drive, yes a DRIVE, down the beach at Oceana Dunes state park. A beautiful beach, with hundreds of Snowy Plovers. We also explored the Pier area and had great views of an Osprey and lots of pelicans, not to mention the sunset.
The next morning we headed up the coast to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, making a stop at the San Luis Obispo Mission, (visiting all 21 California Missions is on my list of things to do), and the Elephant Seal haul out area. We stayed at the Big Sur Lodge and spent the next few days exploring the area. The room had a deck with a relaxing view of the redwoods. Every morning and evening we were visited by noisy Steller Jays, wild Turkeys and deer!
During the week we hiked, relaxed, read, drove up and down the coast admiring the scenery and just generally enjoyed ourselves.
The highlight of the week was seeing 2 California Condors! There are only about 65 left in the wild, so this was a very special event. Other birds included Junco, Wilson's Warbler, Great Horned Owl, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker and Pigeon Guillemot.
Last but not least the stop at Oso Flaco Lake on the return trip was extremely worthwhile. Lots of birds and a beautiful walk to the beach.
This trip definitely made turning 60 more pleasant! What a beautiful world we live in. Cherish nature.
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