Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey

[MarkBarbieri]

I'll be visiting the Monterey peninsula and surrounding area in mid March. I've been there many times in the past at roughly the same time of year. It's one of my favorite places for photography.

My plans for this year include doing more long exposure daytime shots, more shots combining flash and ambient light, more wildlife shots now that I have a longer lens, and (assuming I get it before the trip) some tilt/shift shots.

I'd love suggestions for places to shoot (or just fun places for a family with elementary school age kids). Here are the outings we're looking at:

1) Big Sur

a. Point Sur Lighthouse – Tour of an old lighthouse and surrounding buildings. Good vantage point for seeing whales go by.
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b. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park – Hike through redwood forests
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c. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park – Short hike to beautiful overlook and former home site.
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2) Carmel

a. 17 – Mile Drive – A scenic drive through Pebble Beach
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b. Carmel-By-The-Sea – We usually play at the beach for a while and then go into town to have a picnic lunch and visit the toy store.
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3) Monterey Bay Aquarium

4) Whale Watching Tour

5) Kayaking – We might rent kayaks and paddle along the Monterey/Pacific Grove coast.

6) Elkhorn Slough – Take a boat or kayak tour through the estuary.

7) Point Lobos – Our favorite hiking/sightseeing spot. Great views. Great tide pools. Lots of marine mammals.

8) Año Nuevo State Park – A great place to sea elephant seals.

9) Dennis the Menace Park – Kid’s play park

10) Roaring Camp Railroads – Train rides through the redwoods and to the beach.

11) Jacks Peak – Hikes on the peak overlooking Pacific Grove. Mostly wooded, but with some views over the valley.

12) Garland Ranch Regional Park – Hikes in Carmel Valley.

13) Laguna Seca – Race track.

14) Helicopter Tour

15) Carmel Mission

If anyone (Gregg?) is interested in joining me out there for a little photography, let me know.

 

[Master Mason]

I'll be visiting the Monterey peninsula and surrounding area in mid March. I've been there many times in the past at roughly the same time of year. It's one of my favorite places for photography.

My plans for this year include doing more long exposure daytime shots, more shots combining flash and ambient light, more wildlife shots now that I have a longer lens, and (assuming I get it before the trip) some tilt/shift shots.

I'd love suggestions for places to shoot (or just fun places for a family with elementary school age kids). Here are the outings we're looking at:

1) Big Sur

a. Point Sur Lighthouse – Tour of an old lighthouse and surrounding buildings. Good vantage point for seeing whales go by.
​

b. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park – Hike through redwood forests
​

c. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park – Short hike to beautiful overlook and former home site.
​

2) Carmel

a. 17 – Mile Drive – A scenic drive through Pebble Beach
​

b. Carmel-By-The-Sea – We usually play at the beach for a while and then go into town to have a picnic lunch and visit the toy store.
​

3) Monterey Bay Aquarium

4) Whale Watching Tour

5) Kayaking – We might rent kayaks and paddle along the Monterey/Pacific Grove coast.

6) Elkhorn Slough – Take a boat or kayak tour through the estuary.

7) Point Lobos – Our favorite hiking/sightseeing spot. Great views. Great tide pools. Lots of marine mammals.

8) Año Nuevo State Park – A great place to sea elephant seals.

9) Dennis the Menace Park – Kid’s play park

10) Roaring Camp Railroads – Train rides through the redwoods and to the beach.

11) Jacks Peak – Hikes on the peak overlooking Pacific Grove. Mostly wooded, but with some views over the valley.

12) Garland Ranch Regional Park – Hikes in Carmel Valley.

13) Laguna Seca – Race track.

14) Helicopter Tour

15) Carmel Mission

If anyone (Gregg?) is interested in joining me out there for a little photography, let me know.

Let me know your schedule, I'd love to meet up with you again.

to add to your list, you didn't have the Warf, and possibly some of the local wineries.

Also in your trips here, have you gone to San Francisco? Ton's of places there, and they just opened the Disney Family Museum on the Presidio, you can't shoot there, but for fans of Disney it might be something to concider.

 

[KCmike]

We drove the entire stretch of the PCH last year and wow its gorgeous.
Maybe a stop at the Hearst Castle could provide some good shots?