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Big Sur’s Sykes Hot Springs – which are illegal – have again become a destination.
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Big Sur’s Sykes Hot Springs – which are illegal – have again become a destination.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 27, 2022

As social media platforms exploded over the last 15 years, so did the exposure of picture-perfect destinations in Big Sur, which seem to have …

Pine Ridge Trail, one of Big Sur’s most popular, reopened this week after a five-year closure.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Pine Ridge Trail, one of Big Sur’s most popular, reopened this week after a five-year closure.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Apr 15, 2021

Roughly two miles into the Pine Ridge Trail, after a winding trek that steadily, and sometimes sharply, ascends through Big Sur, is a shining …

After two days, Soberanes Fire explodes and efforts multiply.
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After two days, Soberanes Fire explodes and efforts multiply.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Jul 24, 2016

UPDATE (07/24/16 8pm): Cal Fire issues mandatory evacuations for the communities of Palo Colorado, Old Coast, Rocky Creek and Bixby Creek road…

Jack English, a Ventana Wilderness outdoorsman, dies at 96.
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Jack English, a Ventana Wilderness outdoorsman, dies at 96.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 10, 2016

Jack English, who found respite from society in a remote cabin in the Ventana Wilderness for 13 years, died on March 3. He was 96, and had bee…

Monterey, Naturally, Part I: Notes and photos from a Point Lobos Hike.
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Monterey, Naturally, Part I: Notes and photos from a Point Lobos Hike.

  • Kristen Stipanov
  • Jun 25, 2015

When I told a family friend that I live in Monterey, two words tripped out of her mouth immediately: Point Lobos.

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