<p><br> Rugged coastline, dramatic vistas, and uncrowded spaces draw romantics to Big Sur, a mountain wilderness on the central California coast.</p>

Big Sur, California


Rugged coastline, dramatic vistas, and uncrowded spaces draw romantics to Big Sur, a mountain wilderness on the central California coast.

Photograph by Timothy Joyce, My Shot

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