We have been here twice before and love the camp sites at Jumbo Rocks Campground. Pete got reservations (site 92 is great) for three nights. We usually hike around in short sleeves but this year there were snow flakes with howling wind with gusts that rocked the RV and we had to dress as though going snow skiing! Cold and 40 mph wind gusts which made it feel we were going "take flight" while hiking! Day 3 was pleasant and able to hike and climb these amazing rock formations.
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| Dark sky and windy with snow flakes! Not what we hoped! |
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| This is a Joshua Tree hugging jumbo rocks! |
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| Sunny skies but still windy |
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| Lots of "balanced rocks" in this park! That spherical rock is about 20 feet in diameter! |
We are off to Morro Bay State Park driving to avoid the terrible traffic near LA. Way to go and 8 hours later at the lovely campground right across from the ocean.
Morro Bay State Park
Hiking trails right from the camp ground were uphill both ways with great views! There is a marina across from the campground and we are right next to a golf course. Reservations made ahead. Talked to many hikers and campers--fun to compare notes. We chose not to get electricity and that was fine since we could run our generator as needed and the solar panels are a big help. We watch movies or TV shows on our Direct TV DVR thanks to our solar panels! It's perfect! We have cellular here so texting and emailing away before we leave for Big Sur which didn't have it 2 years ago. We'll be off the grid but glad we have our In Reach with satellite connection for emergencies thanks to Kris and Steve!
Morro Rock is the remains of a famous volcano and it is huge. Very close to camp ground right by the Museum of Natural History. It was wonderful and good for kids with nice movies about the sea otters. We were able to drive to Morro Bay and drive out to the Rock to watch the sea otters feel lying on their backs with babies resting on their bellies!
Montana de Oro
Day two was spent checking out the campground there (we like Morro Bay more) and hiking the Coon Creek Trail. This was recommended to us by a very fit looking young State park employee as "a beautiful trail at the very end of the road along Montana de Oro that is easy, flat with a few ups and downs". When will ever learn not to listen to anyone under 60 when describing trail difficulty!
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| Coon Creek Trail |
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The trail along the cliffs of Montana de Oro is just wonderful. We have done this trail twice before and it never disappoints--and it really is flat! Views are amazing!
Today is Valentine's Day so we thought we needed to have a picture together. You may have noticed that we don't have many of these The challenge is to find someone that we can out run in case he would take off with our phone. The options are getting more restrictive all the time!!
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| Poppies in bloom along the walkway |
There is a beach a little south of Hearst Castle where these huge seals give birth to their babies on the beach and the male seals strut their stuff trying to find a willing female! The females are exhausted from seal-birth and nursing and do everything to avoid any attention from the males that are three times their size!
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