Old Coast Road and Highway 1 near Big Sur, CA
14 November 2005

We woke up Sunday with nothing to do, so we packed up a quick snack and jumped in the Jeep for a day trip. We followed Highway 1 south of Carmel to Old Coast Road, a dirt road that turns into a Jeep trail and ends in Andrew Molera State Park. After the Jeep trip, we hiked from Highway 1 to the water. Man, it was windy! But we all had a great time, and the kids especially enjoyed the hot chocolate and candy break.

The Jeep trail on Old Coast Road	Light shining through...
We found this Banana Slug by a little waterfall
Bridge over Bixby Creek	Bixby Bridge on Hwy 1
Near the end of Old Coast Road	Ocean-front cow pastures!
The Calla Lilly patch	And mom with the Calla Lillies
Fresh water flowing into the ocean	Looking over the Iceplant patch
Around 1pm we stopped for hot chocolate	Deep in conversation...
Looking North from our hot chocolate break...	And looking South.
Hot Chocolate!	And Lollipops!

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