{"id":640,"date":"2010-07-28T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=640"},"modified":"2020-02-25T18:16:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T02:16:28","slug":"mcway-cove-big-sur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/mcway-cove-big-sur\/","title":{"rendered":"McWay Cove Big Sur"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-show\/I0000Hj1b2zwGLD8\/s\/1000\/664\/922555hx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo By: Russ Bishop\/Russ Bishop Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I0000Hj1b2zwGLD8\/s\/1000\/664\/922555hx.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove and Waterfall, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur Coast, California\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">McWay Cove and Waterfall, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur Coast, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McWay Cove in Julia\u00a0Pfeiffer Burns State Park on the Big Sur Coast is one of the highlights of any trip down California&#8217;s Highway 1. The turquoise waters of this secluded\u00a0lagoon\u00a0combined with\u00a0one of the only free falling waterfalls on the Pacific Coast\u00a0make for a breathtaking scene.<\/p>\n<p>The cove, which is part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, is hidden from the highway but a short trail from the state park leads to spectacular views of the falls and surrounding coastline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McWay Cove in Julia\u00a0Pfeiffer Burns State Park on the Big Sur Coast is one of the highlights of any trip down California&#8217;s Highway 1. The turquoise waters of this secluded\u00a0lagoon\u00a0combined with\u00a0one of the only free falling waterfalls on the Pacific Coast\u00a0make for a breathtaking scene. 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