Big Sur coastline
The view when looking east - gorgeous groundcover
View from Nepenthe restaurant
Nepenthe
Bold crow with Nepenthe fries
Beach connecting Pacific Grove and Monterey
Holy seals!
Lovely tree in Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The jellyfish exhibit was absolutely magnificent
Sea Otter
Sea Dragon
South African Penguins
Sea Anemone
I usually see starfish clinging to fairly solid objects, but apparently their meanderings are not constrained by surface hardness
Esalen Institute
I visited in late October, when monarch butterflies make their yearly migration through the area
The hotsprings at Esalen overlook the Pacific
As do the showers
Organic gardens at Esalen
Near Half Moon Bay