Big Sur | Exploring California's Most Beautiful Coastline 🇺🇸 (NorCal Ep. 6)

[@PeterSantenello]

►Filmed Fall 2019

[@PeterSantenello]

@Bhatt Inaam Ul Haq Thanks Bro!

[@femmeca9504]

Petet: love your videos! I must stay at that tiny cabin you stayed at in Big Sur. Please provide more info. Thank you so much and keep it up :)

[@femmeca9504]

@@PeterSantenello love your videos! I must stay at that little cabin at Big Sur where you stayed. Please provide details of the cabin. Thank you so much! :)

[@sandrabarboza7272]

Bom dia abençoado por Deus ❤❤ Amém ❤❤

[@bridgerkenzo8772]

I dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot my password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@worldprinces13]

When my best friend and I moved to Oregon from LA area and lived in my car for a bit in 2018 the very first night after we left we slept in my car in that very parking lot you're eating breakfast in at 4:38. I'd recognize it anywhere. Brings back such great memories and is crazy to see it here lol. We got there at night and didn't see the view until 5am when the sun rose. The beauty of Big Sur changed my life.

[@philbarrows2431]

It's amazing, I've lived in Northern California all my life, but it's easy to get caught up in your daily life and forget the beauty available. Thank for motivating me to get out there again.

[@henryhorton9240]

"Hate to be the old guy who sez: My first trip to Big Sur was Jan. 1960 with a buddy and fellow architecture buff to see Nathanial Owen's (of Skidmore Owens and Merril fame) house, Wild Bird. Other highlight of that trip was being picked up by Henry Miller on Partington Ridge in the rain to get us back to the highway. Wow 60 years ago. Even Big Sur changes yet still behind the times...Thanks for the memories.

[@wolfgangk2824]

Remember the times of the hippies there? And the VW micro bus? And Esalen...

[@henryhorton9240]

@@wolfgangk2824 yeah I remember on that first trip stopping at Slates hot springs well before it became Esalen. Sitting in the old bathtubs. Hot water and fog and sea gulls and surf crashing below. As to hippies my buddy owned the 350 acre ranch above what later became the nude beach at San Gregorio 11 mi south of Half Moon Bay and I lived there for a while and used to see Further, Ken Kesey's bus come down Hiway 84 from La Honda and turn south on Hiway 1 heading to Santa Cruz of a weekend. Had two microbuses in my day which i gardened out of for a living. BTW If you are familiar or aren't with that intersection go on Google Earth and do street view where the rads connect. If you look north or east u will see trees towering over the roads. Walter planted trees where there was only chapparel and eroding hillsides for 50 years and i helped him there from 56 to 66 before heading north to be the head gardener at Heritage House on the Mendocino Coast. Gives me a boost here in my 80s in North Carolina to visit that forest I helped create.

[@PeterSantenello]

Haha! You out "old guyed me." Living in California at that time must have been special.

[@henryhorton9240]

@@PeterSantenello I lived in the Bay Area 56 to 66 and heard a number of times "You should have been here in the 30s."

[@wolfgangk2824]

@@PeterSantenello When we lived there we did not realize we were privileged and it was special, and we thought it will always be that way, and we would never get old. Reading Steinbeck and London keeps the memory alive.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Central California is the best of both worlds of northern and southern California in terms of natural beauty. It also has a lower population density so that it is easier to enjoy that natural beauty. Having drinks on the grass at Ventana Big Sur, overlooking the coast, you feel like a God on Mount Olympus. Something magical about that place.

[@MasyyabRaza]

I’m in love with this beautiful country 😍

[@rohangulati1617]

I never imagined States to be so open and green, loving this series ♥️

[@EricAndradeMusic]

I've lived in California my hole life. It's undeniably beautiful. The problem is we get bad press because of our politics. The drive into Kern and Inyo County at Sunrise is incredible. Epic mountain ranges, wild horses, cattle on peoples farms, ect.

[@lorriecrow7872]

Why? We are very environmentally conscious believe it or not.. We respect our green and rural areas for the most part.. But of course there idiots all over the world.

[@anandsharma7430]

The Americas are both full of immense natural beauty. Pity the white man and his corporations don't give a damn. They need more presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and Lula.

[@bobosofyan5801]

Thanks again for video

[@milasophiamelody]

Loved the tiny cabin with the amazing view of the ocean and the dolphins. 🌷

[@BlakeSuperior_Beats]

Would have loved to see you go through Santa Cruz. Been discovering many new parts of that little coastal city that doesn’t seem so small anymore.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Lived there for years...

[@barbarahorn2128]

I loved your beautiful story. What a special gift, to ride with the hawks. One of my favorite memories of camping is. 3 days in the clouds. Up in the Sequoia's, hiking and camping with clouds cover to the ground. It was magical, early spring so had to keep an ear out for bears. Because you sure weren't gonna see them.

[@melissandeGM]

💖

[@projectdesign4675]

I was there when there were still bush hippies..(1975), you captured Big Sur!

[@jimmymccracken9702]

Peter check out @ 1:00 something like a big lizard type animal comes out of nowhere and runs to the ocean, I was raised in Paso Robles about 3o miles away so I know the Hirst Castle area etc, but check it out, it runs to fast for a seal

[@tlee7059]

Thank you for showing my beautiful hometown! I want to visit the coastline again.

[@19Dolphin]

Thank you Peter. Just spotted this series. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you from an old boy in the UK.

[@chantalrochon3566]

Lovely hike with both of you😊

[@markc7099]

Loved that episode - as I did the previous ones, been many years since I’ve taken that road from SF - LA, only did it the once during some work I was on from 🇬🇧, thanks for sharing, brought me many good memories. 🙏

[@scottbrandon9390]

At 8:27. Look at that view. Some of these cabins might date back to the 1930s. There was a bit of a Bohemian lifestyle in Big Sur. A lot of artists lived there and it was a cheap place to live. Edward Weston and Charis Wilson lived in Big Sur.

[@SilverfoxJB]

That beach area is truly beautiful, seeing the big hills behind you, amazing.

[@ai.201]

California is so beautiful

[@richardbayne7566]

My old stomping grounds was in the mountains between Big Sur and Carmel Valley, the Ventana Wilderness. There are hot springs 20 miles in the middle of the coastal mountains there. Grew a lot of herb out there back in the day…

[@idesofmarchUNIAEA]

If you ever get a chance, to San Simeon. Hearst castle “third tour” is amazing.

[@Kay-cb6hn]

Oh wow remember all this we went through that walk tunnel to the smallest waterfall It’s beautiful. miss it.

[@farouqomaro598]

I became interested in northern California after watching the movie Need For Speed. Though released in 2014, I only watched it in 2019. I enjoy your California series Pete. Thanks for sharing

[@mathewturner7528]

I wish you would have showed the restaurant when you were in Gorda staying in that cabin lived and worked there for 3 years thanks for another great video

[@MizzLolaWestCoast]

Peace from Northern Cali🔥 So thankful to live along the coast💯

[@awadahmad6948]

It definitely shows in Peter's health that he spent his good years eating and living a very natural and healthy lifestyle... wish we could have that in Pakistan

[@marwak8956]

Great series! It's always nice to see a country through some local eyes! Some parts of the coastline reminds me of the great ocean road in Victoria, Australia, beautiful and very calming places 🌏✨

[@MajorStaticX]

That Area is where I grew up :)

[@MariamAdeeb]

I wish i visit one day it's stunning 😍

[@khalilrehman6466]

Always great my sweetest brother Peter, lots of love and respect from Karachi Pakistan

[@countryclubbin1016]

Such a great representation of my home state. To think I was less than an hour away from you probably most of my life is crazy! Great job again Peter

[@afzalhussainshah8006]

Beautiful World for beautiful people

[@afzalhussainshah8006]

Beauty is in the eyes of beholder

[@johnlocke5265]

Wow What great places and so well shown on your series

[@viejitaaa]

Yes!! So stoked you included Big Sur!

[@denyskar]

I`ve done this road trip twice,such an incredible scenery,second one was all the way from seattle down to LA thru 101 and 1,drive down to San Diego there is a lot to see here as you may know and maybe Tijuana too.Enjoy Peter

[@ste7193]

Great video, keep em coming

[@AdrianaRudakov]

Hey, you should do one on the Tri-valley area in SF Bay Area. We live here and my American friends from other states think that SF Bay Area has the image of downtown SF. You should do the East side of the Bay Area. Danville has the restaurant where they filmed Mrs. Doubtfire, Bridges. Dublin has a Irish butter museum and company, but the center of Dublin has a concentration of Chinese, Indians and other Asians. In between, Pleasanton and Livermore (across San Francsico Outlet Malls), there is a big modern mall with foods from different parts of Asia. They opened the mall about 1 year ago. I recommend the Japanese Tataki Ice cream. There is the Car Museum in Blackhawk Museum (they have more than cars. They have a nice African, American Wild West and Chinese exhibit with copies of the terracota warriors from the tombs of important folks in China). It is inside of an almost ghost mall (Blakchawk), but beautiful and well cared place with a little man made waterfall and calm ducks, goose and swans that you can feed. It is an interesting place to explore for a video. It is a contrast to the SF downtown.

[@justinchamberlain3443]

10:35 special places in nature to regroup

[@ThanhMaiOFFICIAL]

California is definitely known for it’s coastline and beaches. Some gorgeous areas here in this video. Definitely enjoyed the stunning and cinematic water views 🙌💯🌊☀️

[@kmichaelp4508]

I dipped my toes in the Pacific Ocean once… no thanks. I’m a Flarda boy. Even in the winter the water is warmer here. Thank goodness.

[@reginaneal6911]

Thank you! Former MST Driver Rt 22 Big Sur! Omg I miss this wonderful place 💝💝

[@CynthiaVicario]

Bravo on your videos on Northern California! Truly beautiful and inspiring. Love how your taking is on this exploring adventure of the state . Keep up the great videos .👏🏽

[@juniyananajukyu]

Peter, come up to the train of a hundred giants in Kern County. It’s a giant sequoia grove worth seeing.

[@kali-spy6046]

I've watched them all so far. Dude. Great tours of NorCal. my favorite part of NorCal is the Mendocino Redwoods, Eureka, and Ths Lost Coast.

[@chadhasid]

Thank you Peter for creating these awesome videos. They're a pleasure to watch, especially during quarantine. Keep up the great work!

[@PeterSantenello]

Thanks Chad!

[@HeySteven.]

Please make a video of Yosemite National Park. Your insight and interviews are amazing. Thanks.

[@a_7714]

Keep goin your content is very nice ❤

[@scottbrandon9390]

Look at that picture at 4:40. I love Big Sur.

[@mrRnf11]

Big Sur looks geographically very similar to some parts of the South Eastern coasts of Australia. Trees are a bit different though.

[@PeterSantenello]

Interestingly enough all of the eucalyptus trees in California are from Australia. They came over during the Gold Rush time of 1849.

[@tylerdavidrodgers]

We have a lot Australian plant life and trees that thrive in this area.

[@moonk.8539]

beautiful and neat nature👍Excellent 👏

[@jiltedjohn9294]

Modern living distances a lot of people from the natural world, it's important to have the connection for many reasons. Great set of videos,thanks.

[@PeterSantenello]

I agree.

[@melissandeGM]

Yes !

[@omarz5009]

I didn't even know this exists. Definitely going to check it out!. Thanks for sharing.

[@maureenkendall]

Love your channel Peter! Loved the tour of Northern California...but why did you skip over Santa Cruz in episode 6. Re-do! I will give you a skateboarding history tour!

[@melissandeGM]

I would love that !

[@philmanmontero2472]

Monterey Peninsula!❤

[@mohloumrhari3807]

Amazing keep posting nice views like this thanks we are discovering the US 👍

[@799ramon]

Hey, I am number 2! Excellent content.

[@James_Edward59]

Craaazy, out of the many many times I’ve been to Pheifer Beach, I have only been once where there wasn’t purple sand.

[@revmotor]

A great place to visit during the summer.

[@muneebshafique]

Bravo! This episode was Amazing.

[@jessieratcliff168]

So so beautiful the water. Ty so much for doing this. Your work is awesome 👏. You get to go all over the world. A lucky young man. And a beautiful wife you have. May god always bless you both. And once again ty Peter

[@fahadamjad3180]

So nice peter i always waited for ur videoes.

[@sourabhgavhane]

That start of your intro is so damn funny lmao

[@davea8091]

More stunning parts of America great stream once again

[@bluray7877]

It was very touching

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

You've been gone too long (or just didn't know). But landslides from rainy season took out entire long sections of Highway 1 and put them into the ocean. That is why the tunnel is there (completed only in 2019 I believe). An even worse one happened last year (and now you cannot even get to Southern Big Sur (impassible). They are working on it, but it is going to be a years long and massively expensive project. Great video though - as always.

[@mervynmontague1811]

Thanks for the trip

[@nejnej4676]

I love your videos!

[@dmitriimishin5684]

I visited Pfiffer Beach a month ago. Unforgettable place!

[@4gimmi]

It’s beautiful 😍

[@friendsoftheamazonjungle]

Never knew California was so much more beautiful than Florida 💪😎💖

[@lorriecrow7872]

Different types of beauty.. I'm from Louisiana and I love the swamp and Gulf Coast too..

[@thegreatest3371]

It is not more Beautiful. South Florida and the Keys are stunning

[@rexx9496]

@@thegreatest3371 The beaches are nice in Florida but that's about it. There's no mountains, change in geography or different climate zones, it's flat and boring with hot humid weather as soon as you get inland from the coast.

[@jamesclemmer3897]

​@@rexx9496and the beaches for the most part are flat and sandy. Boring to me. I prefer the beaches in California and Maine.

[@bernadettelouise5735]

Fantastic scenes ;)

[@Travelwithchris]

Love the California series man! Hope to cross paths! Im from Long Beach bro!

[@Onebad96zj]

Cool series but I’ve yet to see nor cal. Nor cal starts at Shasta lake.

[@dans30thta]

5 years later, HWY 1, Big Sur is beautiful.

[@scottbrandon9390]

Picture at 12:14. Reminds me of Newfoundland.

[@cathyd.7332]

9:12 very cute. lol

[@rcppop3090]

Nothing better then watching the sunrise on the coast then drinking a sixer smoking a splif and fishing. Then if the fog burns off take a nap in the sunshine. 🤣

[@sandrabarboza7272]

Boa tarde amigo obrigada ❤ Deus abençoe você sempre e. Onde quer que você for sempre estará guardo por Deus ❤❤❤ Amém ❤❤❤

[@rawdyrider]

Fantastic!Lovely area.Cali.is thee place!

[@laurapegues4169]

Love your videos Peter! I have searched for the cabin you rented in Gorda, CA and have found nothing. Can you tell me what platform you booked it on or how to find it? Thanks

[@davidgross9321]

Thanks.

[@LyashenkoSergiy]

Great video!

[@Dima_Vlasenko]

Interesting country 👍🏻

[@garrettimes4548]

Is the old guys Abalone Shell House still up near san luis obismo?

[@davechristian7543]

Did you surf when you were younger Peter?

[@mariah5687]

Amazing 👍👍🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@macD723]

Hey now. Wait a sec. You were in Big Sur on this one, which is south of Monterey. Why didn't you stop there? That was my old stomping grounds. You've got Santa Cruz with the boardwalk, then Sea Cliff with the cement boat, then Monterey itself. So much beauty and you pasted by it all. I'm dissapointed.

[@imranKhan-0000]

Wow

[@Montezuma0]

The reason why some hillsides have trees and others are more barren isn’t because of the fog. They both get the same fog. It’s just that the barren hillsides face south where they get more sun exposure that dries out the soils.

[@shamsahsan9251]

Hello Peter, I am glad you visited my both homes. Pakistan and bay area.

[@kaijunjiang9763]

Looks like windy Tassie

[@brockhero3299]

Big fan

[@waynesimpson4081]

One, I love Big Sur, and the "Gold Coast" (or Tri counties) of SLO, SB and Ventura, but I still find the Lost Coast (the far north near Redwoods) the "most" beautiful. Two, CA residences can check out park passes at local libraries to get free access to the state parks like Pfeiffer. Hey, would have saved you $12.00.

[@ChopanBacha]

California is one of my dream state of America to visit will I ever be lucky enough to visit their From #chopanbacha Austria

[@MH-oc4de]

Hmmm ... drove right by Santa Cruz without even stopping (?)

[@barbarahorn2128]

I almost took a job camphosting in Big Sur. One of my biggest regrets is not taking that job. One of the few places in Cali I have not been.

[@35t10b]

I lived in California for 50 of my 62 years and never paid for parking. Some you need to pay for only if you use their parking lot. Highway1 in that area is always under repair and often closed for long periods of time. Between Santa Cruz and Pacifica are the best beaches.

[@Bajjaad]

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