443_4309.JPG:California is the land of happy artichokes! 443_4310.JPG:Mmmm, thistle hut. 443_4311.JPG:Now growing artichokes! 443_4312.JPG:Forest rat off of Highway 1 443_4314.JPG:Sign of impending happiness, just south of Carmel on Hwy 1 443_4315.JPG:Sign of impending happiness, just south of Carmel on Hwy 1 443_4316.JPG:The ubiquitous Bixby Bridge photo, Hwy 1 443_4317.JPG:Bixby Bridge, Hwy 1 443_4318.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4323.JPG:The Z along Hwy 1 443_4324.JPG:Hawks along Hwy 1 443_4325.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4326.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4327.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4328.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4329.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4330.JPG:Hwy 1 443_4331.JPG:Moo! Coming from WI, cows and the ocean is just a strange combination. 443_4332.JPG:Moo! Coming from WI, cows and the ocean is just a strange combination. 443_4333.JPG:Moo! Coming from WI, cows and the ocean is just a strange combination. 443_4334.JPG:My picnic spot along Hwy 1 443_4335.JPG:Yum, eating Thistle Hut strawberries along Hwy 1 443_4336.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4338.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4339.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4340.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4341.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4342.JPG:The rock face here has slide netting over it to keep it from sliding 443_4343.JPG:Landslide damage south of Lucia on Hwy 1 443_4344.JPG:Piedras Blancas 443_4345.JPG:Piedras Blancas 443_4346.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4347.JPG:Seal pile at Piedras Blancas (this reminded me of our cats...) 443_4348.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4349.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4350.JPG:Molting female elephant seal at Piedras Blancas 443_4351.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4352.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4356.JPG:Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas 443_4357.JPG:Hearst Castle in the hills along Hwy 1 443_4358.JPG:The Z with Hearst Castle in the background, along Hwy 1 443_4359.JPG:The Z with Hearst Castle in the background, along Hwy 1 443_4360.JPG:Sebastian's Store, San Simeon 443_4361.JPG:Sebastian's Store, San Simeon 443_4362.JPG:Churchyard with Hearst Castle in the background, San Simeon 443_4363.JPG:Outside Sebastian's Store, San Simeon 443_4364.JPG:Sebastian's Store, San Simeon 443_4365.JPG:Sebastian's Store, San Simeon 443_4366.JPG:Jerry, Tony, Jordan at the San Simeon Lodge 443_4367.JPG:Jerry, Chuck, Erin, Brian, Nelson, Jim, Tony, Jordan at the San Simeon Lodge map_day1.JPG:Cupertino to San Simeon: 164 miles map_day1_2.JPG: Cupertino to San Simeon: 164 miles