Crisp winter afternoon

What does an old sloat do on a clear, crisp winter day when he's retired and can do pretty much what he wants? He goes down the coast to Garrapata SP and hikes a little, and finds a fine spot at which to sloat out, enjoy the view, chill, and read for a while. Exercise, serenity, and scenery are all achieved simultaneously. Having been home for two weeks, I'm eager to hit the road again, but sometimes I have to remind myself that people come from all over the world to hang out in my home area. It ain't bad! From the vantage point of the photos you can see whales migrating in season. Didn't see any yesterday but they should show up soon as they start swimming by en masse in January.

These two pictures show the Big Sur coast about 15 miles south of Monterey. I have hiked up about a 200 foot hill and am sloating out on the summit. One interesting note...in one of the pix you see two isolated rocks well offshore. Once I came here during a massive high surf event and the seaward of the two rocks was being completely overrun by waves! This was quite impressive since the rocks are 25-35 feet above the water.