I just lately drove from one finish of California Massive Sur Freeway 1 to the opposite, regardless of highway closures resulting from a nasty mudslide that gained't be mounted till someday in 2025.
Within the newest episode of PhotowalksTV, I start the journey simply south of gorgeous Carmel-by-the-sea, the place motorists can instantly inform that one thing is up, primarily based on the boarded-up highway signal.
Mentions of websites south of Massive Sur, comparable to San Simeon and Cambria, are lacking as a result of they can’t be reached from the north on Freeway 1, which now sends drivers on a U-turn again to the place they began close to Carmel .
So what would you be lacking if you happen to solely took a part of the journey? Loads. And what’s it like to show round and end the journey south?
I invite you to click on the hyperlink under and watch the episode! I’ve a number of helpful info in this system for you. And I actually hope it encourages you to take the journey. The folks of Massive Sur and surrounding areas like Cambria and San Simeon, that are remoted from the north, actually need your small business and assist, particularly for the reason that wet season is approaching quickly. The highway, which already has 11 kilometers of closed entry, will most likely solely worsen.
CalTrans says highway gained't be mounted till 2025; had promised to open by fall 2024.
From Southern California, you may drive north by Cambria, San Simeon, Ragged Level, and Gorda. The highway stops just a few kilometers additional on.
Within the meantime, extra on Massive Sur:
There are essential photograph spots on the northern a part of the journey, earlier than the Massive Sur Freeway stops in Lucia.
Massive Sur's Bixby Bridge by Jefferson Graham for the Photowalks collection
—Bixby Bridge It’s the most visited of all, a sight that has been seen in numerous tv reveals and films and is a pleasure to behold. I level out a number of totally different angles to photograph the bridge on this episode.
The view from Nepenthe Restaurant in Massive Sur by Jefferson Graham
—Nepento. The enduring view of Massive Sur itself, made well-known by the good photographer Ansel Adams, who used to reside close to Massive Sur, could be simply seen by sitting on the terrace of the Nepenthe restaurant or pulling off the highway in direction of any of the a number of pull-offs.
Pfeiffer Rock Keyhole in Massive Sur by Jefferson Graham
—Pfeiffer Keyhole Rock. This can be a very straightforward to overlook spot for pictures in Massive Sur – it's an unmarked highway and it’s important to drive two miles on a small highway to get there. However as soon as there, it is extremely price it. A preferred sundown spot, as I see within the video, it's even cooler within the morning.
And on the opposite facet of the blocked highway? The majestic Hearst Fortress, lovely San Simeon, the close by elephant seal colony, roadside Coronary heart zebras, and easy accessibility to the magical coastal city of Cambria, which some name “Little South.”
Drive by and go to it – Massive Sir is price it and other people actually need your small business.