Hello Bloggineers.
This is our guide to Big Sur with kids, and we are going to show you the fun things you can do here.
We're taking a road trip up the California Central Coast and we brought these books by National Geographic to pass the time.
The first book is the 10th anniversary edition of the Kids Almanac.
This book has many photos and fun facts, and there are some games you can play.
This book is really fun and educational.
[Brother] Weird but True USA has wacky facts about the fifty states.
And finally, Brain Games 2, which has many puzzles and optical illusions. And way more.
[Brother] I found out that Montana has more cows than people.
[Brother] Mooooooo!!!!
After a six hour drive, we have arrived at Big Sur.
First, we're hiking the Valley View Trail at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
This is a moderate-strenuous 750 feet climb.
The trailhead starts behind the Big Sur Lodge.
Just follow the sign and climb up the stairs.
This trail will lead us through a redwood and oakwood land.
We're crossing little wooden bridge.
We're climbing more stairs.
Along the way, we can see many trees such as redwoods, conifers, oaks,
sycamores, cottonwoods, maples, elders and willows.
After the most strenuous part of the hike, we were rewarded with a bench.
And the view here is pretty good.
It's time to continue.
This trail just keeps going up. Pretty soon we're gonna probably be able to climb up to heaven.
Looks like we've arrived at the end of the trail.
What a tremendous view of the Big Sur River Valley.
We finally reached the top.
And we just found out that this trail is not a loop, so now we have to go two miles back down.
[Brother] Yeah.
We had so much fun here.
[Brother] Look, I found a Roly Poly.
[Brother] It turned into a ball.
Our next stop is Andrew Molera State Park.
This park is still relatively undeveloped but offers visitors great hiking and beach combing.
We're going to check out the Molera Ranch House Museum.
This place showcases the rich heritage of the coast with displays and artifacts about Big Sur and its history.
This tool was used for grinding corn.
[Brother] I'm looking at a 3D picture.
We're leaving the museum, and now it's time to go hiking.
But first we have to cross the Big Sur River.
We're going to try to wade at the shallower parts of the river.
[Brother] Yeah, I didn't get wet. I survived!
Unfortunately for me, my pants got all wet.
Now it's an easy one mile hike to the beach.
There are many interesting huts here.
The sand is slightly purple, although this isn't the purple sand beach. I think some of it got here.
I'm rolling up my pants to go in the water.
Now Brother and I are going to build a dam.
Who are able to capture some water in our reservoir.
We had so much fun here. Let's get to our final destination.
Our next stop is Pfeiffer Beach.
To get there, take the unsigned Sycamore Canyon Road down two miles to the shore.
Now we have to drive across a quarter foot of water.
It took us four attempts to finally get here because the parking lot only holds about 60 cars.
This area is definitely off the beaten path, but well worth the drive.
The focal point of the beach is Keyhole Rock, which has an amazing natural arch at the base where salt water and rays of light can pass through.
The sand here is a bit purple.
But I thought it would be more purple.
There's still a lot of regular sand.
We're climbing over the tide pool to get closer to the sea cave.
Watch out, Brother, so you don't fall.
Quick, smile for a picture!
We had so much fun in Big Sur.
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Our croissants from Big Sur Bakery got stolen by the birds.