Robinson Jeffers lived in the Tor House and built the Hawk Tower on the left for his Irish American wife, Uma. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Charleen Schuss of Carmel overlooks the Tor House from the lofty perch of the Hawk Tower. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The view of the Pacific Ocean from the top of Hawk Tower. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Horseback riding is allowed on Andrew Molera State Park beach. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A sculpture of Henry Miller, by Sanford S. Golden, at Henry Miller Library. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
David Fuess of Carmel reads while waiting for a friend to arrive for breakfast at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn. “I come down here for the sanity ... best breakfast in the world,” he says. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Ripplewood Resort features bare-bones cabins, some next to the Big Sur River, and plenty of shade. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Sea Lion Point at Point Lobos State Reserve. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A deer at Point Lobos State Reserve. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Pacific Coast Highway winds through a canopy of trees in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Waves break on Point Sur beach. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Big Creek Bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, the twin of the Bixby Bridge. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
