Another Road sign directed us to this beautiful park.

Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park ~ McWay Canyon Falls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Pfeiffer_Burns_State_Park

Once parked on the mountain side of the highway, you can walk through the beautiful tall Redwoods or under the highway to a path that takes you through the Julia Peiffer Burns Park.

You guessed it, John did not walk the full path, he only walked far enough to see the Falls, then

he turned back to take a hike through the Redwood forrest.

~ Southwest amazing view overlooking the danger sign in the above photograph ~

The rocks on the right look like a dragon to me!

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View from the front of the homestead ruins called
'House with a View'.

Looking toward the North

~ The Remains of The House with a View ~

McWay Fallsdrops over a cliff
of 80 feet

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Next on the drive north ~ we found Nepenthe!

Nepenthe Restaurant -

serving visitors to the Big Sur Coast since 1949!

" ...that which chases away sorrow...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthe

Beautiful Pacific views can be seen from this well known restaurant

and if I remember correctly, a very good friend of mine was married here.

What an beautiful place for a wedding.

The Phoenix ~ the Nepanthe logo
and is also the Wykeham Rise symbol

View from the Deck

The Restaurant

John looking out at that view
the restaurant behind him

~ Just a beautiful rainy afternoon drive ~

Point Sur Light House
View from a distance

Point Sur Light House-Turn of the Century National Landmark
It was closed for tours till April~ Maybe another trip?
The web site show a veiw from the water which is awesome.
"...From 1899 to 1974, families lived and worked in the buildings aatop Big Sur. The unique stone lighthose still guides boats...." Now is it is ghost town.
http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/pointsur.html