April 8, 2016 - Down the Coast

Title: April 8, 2016 - Down the Coast

Hike Info:

Type:  Car

Trail: Highway 1

Destination:Morro Bay

Actual Destination: Cayucos

Description:

Anytime you go down California's Central Coast, it is simply awesome. But today with the threat of rain and the clouds playing in and out of the coast, it gets beyond that.

I am leaving my brother for a week with my Mom. It will be a time of respite for us. Today we go down the coast and tomorrow it is back to Fresno. We head south on 85 and then 101. A stop in Gilroy has us at two outlets: Columbia and Jelly Belly. We got some rain stuff at Columbia. I bought a pair of rain pants while Sherri got pants and some other things. Of course at the Jelly Belly store, you can guess what we got there.

Then we head down 101 until we get to highway 156 until we joined until highway 1. That is when the scenic part of a trip begins. We travel through Monterey and Carmel. Then the clouds started coming in along with some rain. Does that make it a bad view? No, Clouds coming down and covering the mountains and the waters, poking their headings through the clouds. It was this way all the way down the coast. Even the flowers stand out in this environment. So lots of pictures-you can tell that from everything below.








As we got towards Cambria, we realize we had no lunch, so the Main Street Grill is looking attractive. And it is and fills us up with some good burgers. Then where do we want to stay tonight? We go through Cayucos. We tried to find a room at a place we stayed 10 years ago, but they were much more expensive and there was no more room. But then we stopped at the Beachwalker Inn and found a room there. Pretty decent place. Good night sleep.

McWay Falls

McWay Falls