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The Call of the Wild Exploring Big Sur's Unique Character B Y TO M B E N T L E Y C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 121 L E T ' S G E T O N E T H I N G O U T O F T H E W A Y : A N Y D A Y I N B I G S U R , W H E T H E R T H E W E A T H E R I S F O G G Y A N D D A M P, O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N I S T R I C K Y O R T R A F F I C K Y, I S A G O O D D A Y. N O T T O G O A L L W O O - W O O , B U T B I G S U R I S A P L A C E T H A T ' S B O T H E X T R A O R D I N A R I L Y L O V E L Y A N D A S T A T E O F M I N D . A N Y O N E C A N F E E L T H E D I F F E R E N C E — E V E N I F G O I N G F R O M C O M P A R A B L Y A P P E A L I N G C A R M E L O R M O N T E R E Y — B Y S I M P L Y O P E N I N G T H E S E N S E S T O T H E U N I Q U E C H A R A C T E R O F T H E B I G S U R C O A S T. B U T W H Y S E T T L E F O R T H E E A S Y S C O R E : T H A T M E R E L Y P L E A S A N T B I G S U R D A Y ? W H Y N O T G O F O R T H E O N E T H A T H A S O O H S , A H H S A N D W O W S N O N S T O P ? T H A T ' S A S T R A I G H T F O R W A R D G O A L ( T H O U G H I N B I G S U R S O M E T I M E S A H I L L Y O N E ) , A N D T H E C H O I C E S A R E M A N Y. T H E F I R S T D E C I S I O N S B E G I N A T H O M E : P A C K S O M E H I K I N G C L O T H E S . B I G S U R C O A S T A L V I S T A S A R E D A Z Z L I N G A N D V A R I E D , A N D E A R N I N G A S T U N N I N G V I E W I S W O R T H A F E W H I L L S . B U T U N L E S S T H O S E H I K I N G T O G S A R E A S T Y L E M A V E N ' S , B R I N G A C H A N G E O F C L O T H E S A S W E L L , B E C A U S E T H E R E A R E S O M E D I N I N G S P O T S T H A T A R E W O R T H A B U T T O N - D O W N .

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