Last Saturday (8/2) Audrey and I took advantage of our last free Saturday until we don't know when to take a drive down the coast to the Big Sur area to go for a nice hike through the redwoods. What we forgot was that there were huge fires there not too long ago and so the trail we wanted to take was closed. We didn't learn this until we had eaten our picnic lunch, changed shoes, put together our day pack, put on sunscreen, loaded up on water, and then walked 50 feet to the trail head where it was roped off saying that the trail was closed. :)
There was a 1/4 mile trail down to the coast where there was a gorgeous waterfall and cove, so that was pretty cool. Then we drove back up to just south of Monterey and hiked around the Point Lobos State Reserve. Lots of birds, cool rock formations and sea lions in those parts.
All in all it was a terrific day out in the beautiful California sun leaving our worries behind in Berkeley at least for a day. Here's some pics from our day.
