The Monterey Alternative- Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove’s coastline and beaches at Asilomar State Beach have quite a bit of their own character .

Powerful waves crash upon the beach along the Pacific Ocean at Pacific Grove, California.

Colorful Ice Plant and a Cypress Tree along the coast at Pacific Grove, California

Colorful Ice Plant grows along the coast at Pacific Grove, California

Video Of The Rugged California Coastline

That’s just south of Big Sur and north of San Simeon.

Highway One is closed about 25 miles north of San Simeon and 15 miles south of Big Sur. Look for companion post of images later today,. Watch video in HiDef at Full Screen!

A More Realistic Look At The Pacific Coastline

The California Coastline is beautiful no matter how you photograph it.

 

Waves crash along the rocky coastline south of Big Sur, California.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moro Rock stands out amongst the fog enveloping Moro Bay, California

 

 

 

 

Marine Birds

Some marine birds spotted along California’s Pacific Ocean Coast.

 

A seagull stands on one leg along the California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near San Simeon

 

A seagull flies along the California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near San Simeon

 

Seagulls fly along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near San Simeon

 

Seagulls fly along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near San Simeon

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California’s Central Coast

Images from last week’s trip to the Pacific Ocean. These images and more are available for purchase as prints or downloadable files for personal use at Dawn2Dawn Photography

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach near Big Sur.
Waves pound upon the shoreline along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach south of Big Sur.

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach near Big Sur.

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach near Big Sur

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur.

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Cambria
Waves pound upon the shoreline along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline at Cambria

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur.
Pacific Valley

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur.

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur.

 

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur.

 

 

The sun sets on California's Pacific Ocean at San Simeon.

 

The sun sets on California's Pacific Ocean at San Simeon.

 

 

A Foggy, Misty, Steamy, Rocky, Cloudy, Atmospheric Pacific Coastline

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Fog rolls into the California Coast near Big Sur.

 

Fog rolls into the highlands along California's Pacific Ocean Coast at Big Sur.

 

Fog rolls into the highlands along California's Pacific Ocean Coast at Big Sur.

 

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Fog rolls into the highlands along California's Pacific Ocean Coast at Big Sur.

 

Fog rolls into the California Coast near Big Sur.

 

The coastline at California's Pacific ocean Coastline at Big Sur

 

 

A Little Bit Of Heaven-Point Lobos Video

Ocean scene at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve at Carmel, California. Watch in Full Screen at Hi-Def. Still photos to follow soon!

 

Black and White Pacific

Some B & W’s  from California’s magnificent Pacific Ocean. I may just move there. Cambria is a nice town with great coffee and not far from Paso Robles’ wine country. Click on image to start slideshow.

 

 

The Obligatory Pacific Sunset Shots

If you’re on the West Coast at sunset, you better get your camera ready,

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California

 

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, California

“The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends”

This may have been what Costanza said on a Seinfeld episode but I believe it was a line that Hemingway wrote in “The Old Man And The Sea”.  I’m going with Hemingway because my recent trip to the California Coast reminded me more of a Hemingway novel than a Seinfeld episode. A Pacific Storm produced swells as big as I have ever seen. Most of these images were taken from Carmel through Big Sur and onto San Simeon.  The obligatory sunset images to follow soon. You can purchase these images as prints or downloadable files at dawn2dawn photography   Use promo code PRINTS25 to get a 25% discount!

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Carmel
The breaking wave in this shot was about 25 feet although it is hard to tell. Needed a surfer or two out there to give some sense of scale.

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Carmel

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Carmel at Point Loma.
Unfortunately, Point Lobos Natural State Reserve was closed due to the high surf but I got this shot from nearby Carmel Bay using a zoom lens.

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

 

California's Big Sur Coastline
This is a panorama where one frame is on top of another. I liked the big cloud above the beach.

 

Cal Coast Waves_8270Waves crash up and onto Pacific Coast Highway.

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur
By this time, the storm had passed through yielding sunny skies and azure waters.

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Carmel at Point Loma.
More from Point Lobos

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur

 

A passing storm produces high surf along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur