Big Sur is located along Scenic Highway One approximately 150 miles south of San Francisco, 300 miles north of Los Angeles, and just south of Monterey. During the Spanish era several hundred years ago Big Sur was called El Sur Grande, meaning The Big South. Big Sur refers to that 90-mile stretch of rugged and awesomely beautiful coastline between Carmel to the north, and San Simeon to the south. That stretch, along Highway One, is flanked on one side by the rocky Pacific Coast, and on the other by the majestic st2:Sn>Santa Lucia Mountains. This magnificent area has been called the greatest meeting of land, sea, and sky. California's Big Sur coast is a classic scenic drive, but it's an even better place to stop and explore.  Crossing San Carpoforo Creek and navigating switchbacks that snake up the mountain, there's a sense of entering an untamed California. There's also a strong pull to keep driving, to see what's just ahead and still hidden from view – to see this legendary Big Sur, as well as its northern neighbor, Point Lobos.  Big Sur is one of the seven wonders of the world and the most breathtaking ocean, sky and mountain vistas known to man, definitely a must see and experience!  I know the feeling, but I have to stop and start taking it in: the air infused by the iodine scent of kelp mixed with the spiced incense of the forest, the hiss of spray blowing off the tops of waves in the still moment before they crest and break on the reef. The motorcyclist disappears around a bend and into the fog, 70 miles of Big Sur – the most heartbreakingly beautiful coast in the world.