During a 2007 California conference trip, I came down a couple days early. When I arrived at the San Jose airport, I drove north and then west to the coast. I followed the coast south to Santa Cruz that afternoon. The next morning I drove back out to Santa Cruz and followed the coast south through the spectacular Big Sur area. Alas, coastal fog or low clouds hid some of its prettiest scenery. Most of these photos were taken at points along Highway 1.

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