I went back and forth on the coast road on a motorcycle in 67. I was stationed at Monterey and went camping on weekends to Big Sur.
That stretch of road is a sight to behold
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2017 is the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Big Sur got in on that weird time big time. Jonny Rivers song about Big Sur hit the airwaves in 1968. They still have the crazy stores with incense and aging hippies even now.