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California Trip for Big Sur Marathon
- Destinations:
- California,
- Carmel Valley,
- Carmel-by-the-Sea,
- Monterey,
- North America,
- Point Lobos State Reserve,
- United States
My husband and I recently participated in the Big Sur Marathon (as 21-mile walkers). This Trip Plan shows some pictures from the trip, some of the sites we saw, and a restaurant I wish we'd tried out.
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This blustery jewel of a state park is famous for its wind-blown cypress trees clinging to the rocky cliffs, and for its hundreds of barking, braying,... more
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This aquarium is one of the best in the world, and the top reason to visit touristy downtown Monterey. Press your nose against the glass of a million-gallon... more
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The best hiking in Big Sur isn't right along the coastline. Because the cliffs here tower a thousand feet high and drop precipitously to the pounding surf... more
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Though currently surrounded by ranch-house subdivisions, the Carmel Mission was once the only building for miles around. Spanish missionary Father Junípero... more
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The long-running star of the Monterey Peninsula's food scene, Marinus uses ingredients from the backyard (the adjacent inn grows much of its own produce) or... more
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