Category Archives: Big Sur

Top 10 Hikes in 2022

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Andrew Wojtanik

As 2022 draws to an end, it is—as per tradition—time to look back on the year at Live and Let Hike. This is the ninth year of the blog—the tenth anniversary coming in 2023—and there was no let-up in content, … Continue reading →

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Ridge – Panorama – Bluffs Trail Loop (Andrew Molera State Park, CA)

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Traversing a scrubby escarpment above the Pacific Ocean, the Ridge – Panorama – Bluffs Trail is a pleasant 8-mile jaunt in the Big Sur area and one of the best hikes in Andrew Molera State Park. Don’t be fooled by … Continue reading →

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Pfeiffer Falls Trail (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, CA)

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

More than 12 years after suffering significant damage in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire, the Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park reopened for the first time in June 2021. The new and improved route—with its fresh … Continue reading →

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Point Lobos Loop (Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA)

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

On area maps, at least in comparison to the much larger Monterey Peninsula to the north, Point Lobos appears as little more than a minor jut – a triangular peninsula between Carmel Bay and the rest of the central California … Continue reading →

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