Big Sur

California, USA. June 2025. Highway 1 and the Santa Lucia Mountains.

Big Sur coast, redwoods, and fog in California — California, USA. June 2025.

a weekend down Highway 1, up in the Santa Lucia mountains. stacked ridgelines, a creek cutting through the redwoods, and fog rolling in over all of it by the afternoon. lowkey the fog made it better

Trip length: Weekend
Conditions: Afternoon fog

Forested Santa Lucia ridges framed by branches and broken fog — santa lucia ridges through the branches

Low fog covering green mountain ridges — fog settling over the ridges

Rocky mountain summit with wisps of fog under a blue sky — the fog finally breaking

Shallow creek running through redwoods and fallen logs — creek through the redwoods