December 19, 2004
Point Lobos
I thought I was signed up to work today, but since I wasn't on the schedule I got to enjoy a nice day out and about. Shachar and I headed over to Point Lobos State Reserve, in Monterey County three miles south of Carmel on Highway 1. We saw seals, monarch butterflies and deer, but missed out on the sea otters and whales that you can often see there.
In addition to walking around the trails, we stopped into the museum, chatted with the docent and watched part of a very nice video documentary about the region. According to the web site, "While Point Lobos is justifiably famous for its scenic beauty and remarkable diversity of plants and wildlife, it is also a place rich in human history. Over the past 150 years, this area has played host to a virtual parade of human activity. At one time or another, Point Lobos had been home to Native Americans, Chinese fishermen, Japanese abalone harvesters, and Portuguese whalers. It has been the site of an abalone cannery, coal mining business, granite quarry, military base, and numerous film productions."
All sorts of movies have been filmed there over the years, including 1959's A Summer Place with Troy Donahue & Sandra Dee!