Lucia Morning on Big Sur
by Joe Schofield
Title
Lucia Morning on Big Sur
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph
Description
Someone's Nirvana ... A small residence along the Big Sur coast, adjacent to the small outpost of Lucia, CA.
Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the Central Coast of California where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The name "Big Sur" is derived from the original Spanish-language "el sur grande", meaning "the big south", "the big country of the south", referring to its location south of the Monterey Peninsula. The terrain offers stunning views, making Big Sur a popular tourist destination. Big Sur's Cone Peak is the highest coastal mountain in the contiguous 48 states, ascending nearly a mile (5,155 feet/1571 m) above sea level, only three miles (4.8 km) from the ocean.
Although Big Sur has no specific boundaries, many definitions of the area include the 90 miles (140 km) of coastline from the Carmel River south to the San Carpoforo Creek, and extend about 20 miles (32 km) inland to the eastern foothills of the Santa Lucias. Other sources limit the eastern border to the coastal flanks of these mountains, only three to 12 miles (19 km) inland. Another practical definition of the region is the segment of California State Route 1 between San Simeon and Carmel. The northern end of Big Sur is about 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco, and the southern end is approximately 245 miles (394 km) northwest of Los Angeles.
The name Big Sur can also specifically refer to any of the three small settlements in the region: Posts, Lucia and Gorda.
Uploaded
May 4th, 2013
Statistics
Viewed 4,562 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/25/2024 at 3:59 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (41)
Kay Brewer 6 Days Ago
And what a fabulous Nirvana it is! Voted for your beautiful entry in the Home Sweet Home contest! l/f
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #11 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit
Recently Viewed
