Lands End dress (last year) and sweater, Target sunglasses and sandals
Showing posts with label pacific. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pacific. Show all posts
Friday, May 31, 2013
Ellie Style - Ocean Beach
Andy and I have been meaning to check out Ocean Beach for a while now. It is directly on the other side of San Francisco (from Oakland) and is a large stretch of beach, almost the length of San Francisco. I always thought it would be a chilly beach since it is directly exposed to the Pacific with no bay or inlet protecting it from wind and fog. We were surprised when we picnicked there though. With the sun shining it was actually hot and Andy even took his shirt off, oh boy! :) A dress and sweater was perfect for the day. I quickly lost the sweater and exposed my white shoulders to a bit of sun. It was lovely! (I am especially a fan of navy stripes on the beach!)
Monday, February 11, 2013
Big Sur post two, Highway One Beaches
A few days ago I posted about our backpacking trip to Big Sur. We took one day to backpack and camp, and one day to explore the area and Highway One. We have heard from countless people that Big Sur is the outdoorsy place to be around here. Well, other than Napa, Lake Tahoe, Muir Woods...oh wait, this whole area is scenic and beautiful!
Big Sur is about 2.5-3 hours south of the Bay Area, but totally worth the drive. A lot of the drive was boring highway, but once we hit Highway One the scenery started. We drove up and down Highway One stopping every few miles to get out and enjoy the coastal beauty. Some places the water was transparent blue, and other places we saw huge seals. There were cresting waves, miles of rocky shoreline, pristine white beaches, fog, sun, waterfalls, pine trees. Oh beauty!
It was an incredible day exploring Highway One in the Big Sur area. We did a few hikes right off the highway, and enjoyed the abandoned rugged beaches. We also stopped for lunch at a beautiful rooftop gallery restaurant that had some of the best bacon mac and cheese we've ever tasted. There are no words for that kind of delicious! We enjoyed lunch and beer in the blazing February sun with a view of Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. Does it get much better than that? I know I say that every time we get out and explore the area, but really, California has so much to offer.
Big Sur is about 2.5-3 hours south of the Bay Area, but totally worth the drive. A lot of the drive was boring highway, but once we hit Highway One the scenery started. We drove up and down Highway One stopping every few miles to get out and enjoy the coastal beauty. Some places the water was transparent blue, and other places we saw huge seals. There were cresting waves, miles of rocky shoreline, pristine white beaches, fog, sun, waterfalls, pine trees. Oh beauty!
It was an incredible day exploring Highway One in the Big Sur area. We did a few hikes right off the highway, and enjoyed the abandoned rugged beaches. We also stopped for lunch at a beautiful rooftop gallery restaurant that had some of the best bacon mac and cheese we've ever tasted. There are no words for that kind of delicious! We enjoyed lunch and beer in the blazing February sun with a view of Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. Does it get much better than that? I know I say that every time we get out and explore the area, but really, California has so much to offer.
Check out the waterfall on the left side of this picture. Andy wanted to go bathe in it, but the trail didn't have beach access.
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