Weeks after storms and a rockslide closed a long stretch of Highway 1 south of Big Sur, Caltrans is reopening much of the road to traffic this weekend. The agency is still evaluating how much more time it will take for repairs on the highway around Paul’s Slide, where a large landslide weeks ago moved into the roadway. Caltrans told …
Feet wet and thoughts adrift, a handful of us slouched on wooden chairs in the middle of the Big Sur River, shaded by tall trees, surrounded by gently moving water. Highway 1, Thompson told readers in a 1961 Rogue magazine story, “climbs and twists along the cliffs like a huge asphalt roller coaster; in some spots you can look eight-hundred …
Fog-shrouded cliffs, chilly beaches, misty rainforests. That's Big Sur — California's wild slice of heaven less than a six-hour drive from L.A. We lost this enchanted coastal Eden for nearly two years when fire, floods and landslides made access difficult. “Before long, I was sailing around scary curves and looking for turnoffs so I could catch a better view of …
A massive landslide along California’s coastal Highway 1 at Mud Creek buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt. Mud and debris cloud the reconfigured coastline where a massive landslide obliterated Highway 1 at Mud Creek An entire hillside collapsed on Highway 1 where a landslide cut off the road in Big Sur. Top: Mud and debris …