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 Driving Big Sur by Pounder73
Be careful, this could be in the warning and danger section, but the road is very curvy, much without guardrails, and is driven by a gaggle of rubberneckers. Do yourself a favor, and if there is something you see that you want to look at, pull over. There are plenty of spots for you to do so. Don’t put yourself or anyone else in danger.
Also, I recommend if you take this drive going south. My suggested tour is seeing Monterey/Carmel, take your time driving Big Sur, see Hearst Castle, then stay in Santa Barbara a couple days before driving North on Hwy 101 back to SF / NorCal. This route will allow you to skip LA. This is planned. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 keep heading north, you'll not
tire of this by richiecdisc
It's a good hour of amazing road from there to Big Sur proper but don't rush through, this is what you came to see in the first place. Carmel is a very scenic 45 minutes north and that is generally where the Big Sur area is said to terminate but don't let that deter you from driving further north as the scenery up that way is no slouch either. Besides, if you are going to San Francisco (and why wouldn't you?), there's another 3+ hours of beautiful coast yet to see. You could knock an hour or so off by taking the inland highway but unless you're rushed for time, that would be a silly thing to do. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 by JeanCooke
I have seen people on bikes, but you must be in better than average shape to go the long distances up and down this road. Leave a Comment Theme: Bicycle
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A car is of course the best way the get around.
A word of caution for those not used to drive on narrow roads. As I've learned from other travellers, many people (especially Americans used to wide roads) find Highway 1 to be a dangerous road - narrow and twisty. I suppose it really depends on what you're used to. For a Slovenian like me, Highway 1 was wider than most of our major roads back home! LOL I found it easy to drive and very enjoyable. But I can imagine someone used to wide flat roads might find it difficult. So beware. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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If you fly in and are planning on renting a car from Monterey airport, consider an off airport location. You can save $30-50 per day compared to the airport location rates!
I got a compact rate of $23.99 at Hertz on Del Monte in Seaside (4 miles away) and they came and picked us up "off airport" at the corner of the airport entrance where there is a Comfort Inn (Olmsted Dr). (They pick up but cannot advertise they do as it's Nationals catchphrase) A two minute walk from the MRY airport terminal. A compact rate was $25.99/day.
Short walk, big savings! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Bixby Bridge on Highway 1 just
north of Big Sur by kellinwood, 1 more photos
On the plus side there are quite a few turn-outs available for taking in the sights. There are also a few historic and picturesque arch bridges in the area, including the Bixby and Rocky Creek bridges just north of Big Sur. On the north side of each bridge are places to stop, look, and take pictures of the bridges. Plan on taking some time in this area as it certainly is beautiful. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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