Slowing down in Big Sur

Until recently, my relationship with central California's magnificent Big Sur coast was all about the drive. Ninety-three miles of zigzagging, fog-attracting, life-affirming, white-knuckling Highway 1 to savor from behind a windshield during the day and high-tail out of before the road darkened and the elephant seals turned in for the night.

By Jordan Rane

August 21, 2011