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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Sur Lodge</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.ecoguide.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.ecoguide.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Sur EcoGuide</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=570″ TARGET=”http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=570″><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Ca

State Parks&nbsp;</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.campgrounds.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.campgrounds.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Sur Camping</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.birding.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.birding.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Birding</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.hikes.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.hikes.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Hiking</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/calendar.htm” TARGET=”/calendar.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Activities

&amp; Events Calendar</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Lodging</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/growingedge.htm” TARGET=”/growingedge.htm”><FONT COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Growing

Edge</B></FONT><FONT COLOR=”#CCCC99″>

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Big Sur Bed &amp; Breakfast Inn and Retreat</FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/calendar.htm” TARGET=”/calendar.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Activities

&amp; Events Calendar</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.html” TARGET=”/bigsur.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Story

of Big Sur</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/big.sur.coast.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.coast.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Interactive

Map</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/hwy.one.bigsur.htm” TARGET=”/hwy.one.bigsur.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Old

Coast

Road</B></FONT></A><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B><BR>

</B></FONT><A HREF=”/hwy.one.bigsur.htm” TARGET=”/hwy.one.bigsur.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>

&amp; Hwy One</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.places.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.places.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>People

&amp; Places</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/bigsur.bixby.bridge.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.bixby.bridge.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Bixby

Bridge</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/molera.state.park.htm” TARGET=”/molera.state.park.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Molera

Beach</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/partington.canyon.htm” TARGET=”/partington.canyon.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Partington

Cove &amp; Canyon</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/jpb.statepark.htm” TARGET=”/jpb.statepark.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Julia

Pfeiffer Burns State Park</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”mailto:rosinant@pelicannetwork.net”><FONT FACE=”Palatino” COLOR=”#003300″><IMG SRC=”images/images/bigsur.thum.sunset.gif” WIDTH=59 HEIGHT=61 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/nacimientoroad.html” TARGET=”/nacimientoroad.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Nacimiento

Road</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/ventanawilderness.html” TARGET=”/ventanawilderness.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Ventana

Wilderness</B></FONT></A><A HREF=”@&Aring;” TARGET=””><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>

</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Sur Lodge</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B><IMG SRC=”images/wildiris.small.gif” WIDTH=83 HEIGHT=86 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom><BR>

</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Geneva” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”>Wild

Iris in Big Sur</FONT></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/santalucia.reserve.htm” TARGET=”/santalucia.reserve.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Santa

Lucia Reserve</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/mission.san.antonio.htm” TARGET=”/mission.san.antonio.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Mission

San Antonio</B></FONT></A></P>

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<FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”>Chaparral Sweet

Pea</FONT></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/map.centralcoast.htm” TARGET=”/map.centralcoast.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Central

Coast Interactive Map</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/mont.bay.vol.htm” TARGET=”/mont.bay.vol.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Monterey

Bay Volunteer</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/monterey.html” TARGET=”/monterey.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Monterey</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pacificgrove.htm” TARGET=”/pacificgrove.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Pacific

Grove</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/monarch.butterfly.pacific..htm” TARGET=”/monarch.butterfly.pacific..htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Monarchs

in Pacific Grove</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pebble.beach.htm” TARGET=”/pebble.beach.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Pebble

Beach</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/carmel-by-the-sea.htm” TARGET=”/carmel-by-the-sea.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Carmel</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/carmelvalley.htm” TARGET=”/carmelvalley.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Carmel

Valley</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pointlobos1.html” TARGET=”/pointlobos1.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Point

Lobos</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/mont.bay.peninsula.htm” TARGET=”/mont.bay.peninsula.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Monterey

Peninsula</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/sansimeon.html” TARGET=”/sansimeon.html”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#FFFF99″><B>Wildlife

in San Simeon</B></FONT></A><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#FFFF99″><B><BR>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#FFFF99″>O</FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#FFFFCC”>nce

thought extinct, Elephant Seals have made a

resounding comeback. Go to the scene of some real

wildlife excitement. Hearst would have loved it,

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<P><IMG SRC=”images/fremontia.small.gif” WIDTH=81 HEIGHT=86 ALIGN=bottom><BR>

<FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”>Fremontia&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/cambria.htm” TARGET=”/cambria.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Cambria</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/cayucos.htm” TARGET=”/cayucos.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Cayucos</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/harmony1.htm” TARGET=”/harmony1.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Harmony</B></FONT></A></P>

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Bay</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/montanadeoro.htm” TARGET=”/montanadeoro.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Monta&ntilde;a

de Oro</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pinnacles.htm” TARGET=”/pinnacles.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Pinnacles

Monument</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/salinan.htm” TARGET=”/salinan.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Salinan

Nation</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/national.steinbeck.center.htm” TARGET=”/national.steinbeck.center.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Steinbeck

Center</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/activities.central.coast.htm” TARGET=”/activities.central.coast.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Central

Coast Activities</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”/santa.cruz.htm” TARGET=”/santa.cruz.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Santa

Cruz</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/butterfly.places.htm” TARGET=”/butterfly.places.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Natural

Bridges Butterfly Sanctuary</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/castroville.htm” TARGET=”/castroville.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Castroville</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/artichokes.delivered.htm” TARGET=”/artichokes.delivered.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Artichokes</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/santacruzredwoods.html” TARGET=”/santacruzredwoods.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Santa

Cruz Redwoods</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/marine.sanctuary.htm” TARGET=”/marine.sanctuary.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Marine

Sanctuary</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/moss.landing.htm” TARGET=”/moss.landing.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Moss

Landing</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/vow.htm” TARGET=”/vow.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Voices

of the Wetlands</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/elkhorn.slough.htm” TARGET=”/elkhorn.slough.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Elkhorn

Slough</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pelican.protection.allianc.htm” TARGET=”/pelican.protection.allianc.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Pelican

Protection Alliance</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B><IMG SRC=”a.mast.clean.small.gif” WIDTH=157 HEIGHT=36 ALIGN=bottom></B></FONT></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pelican.links.htm” TARGET=”/pelican.links.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>PelicanNetwork

</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/about.htm” TARGET=”/about.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>About

Pelican </B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pelicanmembership.htm” TARGET=”/pelicanmembership.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Pelican

Membership</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/membercomments.htm” TARGET=”/membercomments.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Member’s

Comments</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/pelican.links.htm” TARGET=”/pelican.links.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>PelicanNetwork

Links</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Other Big Sur

Websites</B></FONT></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.ventanawild.org/” TARGET=”http://www.ventanawild.org/”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Ventana

Wilderness Alliance</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.ventanawild.org/news/fe99/fe99.html” TARGET=”http://www.ventanawild.org/news/fe99/fe99.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>VWA

Double Cone Quarterly</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”http://www.henrymiller.org/info/” TARGET=”http://www.henrymiller.org/info/”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Henry

Miller Library</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/bigcreek.html” TARGET=”http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/bigcreek.html”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Creek Reserve</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.ventanaws.org/” TARGET=”http://www.ventanaws.org/”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Ventana

Wilderness Society</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.ventanaws.org/condors.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Condors</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><A HREF=”http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/” TARGET=”http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Nepenthe</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.bigsurlandtrust.org/” TARGET=”http://www.bigsurlandtrust.org/”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Big

Sur Land Trust</B></FONT></A></P>

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<P><FONT COLOR=”#CCCC99″><B><I>Special thanks to

Lois Harter, California State Parks, for her

research, writing and editorial

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<FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B><I>Pfeiffer

Big Sur State

Park</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#330000″><I><BR>

</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><I>Eco

Guide to California Central

Coast</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><I>&nbsp;<BR>

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<FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>In

Big Sur River Valley, from the ocean ridge

to the Ventana Wilderness, Pfeiffer Big

Sur State Park is a rare and wonderful

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>T</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>he

heart of Big Sur – where the first

American pioneers settled.

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>I</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>t

was the most hospitable place – river,

valley, redwoods. They farmed and made

honey with the abundance of

wildflowers. </B></FONT></P></CENTER></BLOCKQUOTE>

<CENTER><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>T</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>he

park is 1,006 acres of old growth

redwoods, magnificent mountain views,

granite river gorge, condors and rich

history.</B></FONT></CENTER>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#663333″><B>B</B></FONT>efore

the arrival of American pioneers,

the Big Sur region was settled

during the Mexican period. The

development of two very large

land grants from the 1830s, El

Sur and San Jose y Sur Chiquito,

were north of the park but led to

settlement farther south. The

culture of the coast during the

nineteenth century was

predominantly Hispanic. To this

day, an Hispanic thread continues

to weave throughout the area’s

history and culture.</P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#663333″><B>T</B></FONT>he

first European immigrants to

settle permanently in Big Sur

were Michael and Barbara

Pfeiffer. Their son John and his

wife Florence homesteaded a

parcel on the north bank of the

Big Sur River. Like most settlers

of that era, they spoke Spanish

and John was more comfortable

speaking Spanish than

English.</P>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>A</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″>fter

John and Florence Pfeiffer settled the area,

they found that others were drawn here by the

fishing, hunting and exploring.</FONT>

<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>H</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″>ospitable

themselves, the Pfeiffer’s let the visitors

stay at the ranch. John cared little for

money and insisted that visitors not be

charged. </FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″>F</FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″>lorence,

however, became increasingly disgruntled by

the number of drop-in visitors, the cost and

workload she bore for their care, and the

rudeness of those who took the Pfeiffer’s

hospitality for granted.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>F</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″>inally

her patience reached its end when she saw

a visitor beating his mule. She told the

bully, who had stayed without even a

“thank you” to the Pfeiffer’s, that he

couldn’t treat the mule like that on her

property. From that time on, visitors had

to pay for their meals, beds and horse

feed, and were forbidden to mistreat an

animal. That was the beginning of the

Pfeiffer Ranch Resort, now the location of

the </FONT><A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.htm”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B>Big

Sur Lodge</B></FONT></A><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″><B>.

</B>John was disappointed but acquiesced

to his wife’s wishes. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663300″>In

1933, the Pfeiffer’s sold and donated 680

acres of their ranch to the State of

California. This became Pfeiffer Redwood

State Park in commemoration of the

family’s contribution to the pioneer

history of the Big Sur region and of their

gift to the state. Like most of the Big

Sur settlers, John Pfeiffer was a

naturalist and conservationist, and he

stipulated that the ranch be saved as a

park.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#660000″><B>S</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#333300″>tanding

near the southern limit of their range,

coast redwoods are found in areas along

the Big Sur River and smaller creeks in

the park. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#333300″>Like

a royal pageant through the valley, they

lend a serenely grand aura to the

atmosphere. Even when the 200-site

campground is full, there is a quiet

amidst the trees. When a chickadee or a

warbler sings, its melody echoes along the

river. A sage and blackberry aroma wafts

through the valley.</FONT></P>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#006600″><B>T</B></FONT>he

mixed and well protected habitats in

the park make this a favorite area for

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<P><FONT COLOR=”#333300″><B>Pfeiffer Big

Sur State Park</B></FONT> is a hiking

paradise. Within the park itself there are

almost 11 miles of trails of varying

degrees of difficulty. From the short

Nature Trail, to the vigorous mountain

trails into the magnificent Ventana

Wilderness, there is a bountiful variety

of trails. One of the most popular trails

follows Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek to the 60

foot high Pfeiffer Falls and features

exceptionally fine redwood groves.

<A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm”><B><I>Trail

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River</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE=”-1″><BR>

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</FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#663300″><B>Pfeiffer

Big Sur State Park</B></FONT> is very

popular for many reasons, not the least of

which is for the lovely Big Sur River and

its many swimming holes. The Big Sur River

is also home to native steelhead trout.

Steelhead are listed as threatened under

the Federal Endangered Species Act. The

park has an active educational program on

how visitors can help protect the

steelhead by not indulging in harmful

recreational activities. In particular,

the building of temporary rock dams in the

river is detrimental for the

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#996633″><B>B</B></FONT>efore

colonization by the Spanish Empire,

indigenous people populated the southern

Monterey Bay area including the Salinas

Valley, Monterey Peninsula, Big Sur coast,

and Santa Lucia Mountains. Throughout the

years, these people have been identified

by different tribal names including

Ohlone, Costanoan, and Esselen. Their

descendents today chose a legal name that

reflects that identification diversity.

Today, the Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation

is seeking federal tribal recognition.</P>

<P>The Esselen territory encompassed the

interior of the Santa Lucia Range and

portions of the Big Sur coast. The Spanish

colonization and mission building was to

change every aspect of indigenous peoples’

lives in California, and the Monterey area

was no exception. The forced relocation of

Native Americans decimated their culture

and numbers. In 1939 the last fluent

speaker, Isabel Meadows, of the

traditional languages died.</P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#000033″><B>B</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>ut

the culture and people survived and thrive

today. Some Esselen escaped the missions

and hid in caves in Carmel Valley. A few

became trappers for Russians, later cattle

drivers for the Spaniards.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>Some

re-entered American society as Mexicans.

These few have kept their Native American

traditions alive, and continue as stewards

of the Santa Lucia Mountains and coastal

valleys.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#000033″><B>Esselen

history</B></FONT><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><BR>

Monterey County Historical Society

story</FONT></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.carmelvalley.com/cvbin/esselen.html” TARGET=”http://www.carmelvalley.com/cvbin/esselen.html”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>The

Continuing Sordid History of the Treatment

of the Esselen Indians</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>Gary

Breschini Story in County Historical

Society </FONT><A HREF=”http://users.dedot.com/mchs/esselen.html” TARGET=”http://users.dedot.com/mchs/esselen.html”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>Esselen

Indians</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>About

Esselen rock art </FONT><A HREF=”http://www.esalen.org/air/essays/esselenhands.htm” TARGET=”http://www.esalen.org/air/essays/esselenhands.htm”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>Hands</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>A

present day website about<B>

</B></FONT><A HREF=”http://www.esselen.com/” TARGET=”http://www.esselen.com/”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>Esselen

people</B></FONT></A></P>

<P><A HREF=”/memb.lit.contrib.jojopan.htm” TARGET=”/memb.lit.contrib.jojopan.htm”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>JoJoPan

</B></FONT></A><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>-

</B>A poem by <B>Art

Goodtimes</B></FONT></P>

<P><A HREF=”http://www.esselennation.com” TARGET=”http://www.esselennation.com”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>http://www.esselennation.com</B></FONT></A><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″><B>/</B></FONT></P></CENTER>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#663300″><B>C</B></FONT>amping

at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is

exceptional. There are more than 200 sites

in the redwoods, oak and sycamores near

the Big Sur River, hot showers, laundry

and store. To reserve a site, call 800 444

7275. More camping in the Big Sur region:

<A HREF=”/bigsur.campgrounds.htm” TARGET=”/bigsur.campgrounds.htm”><B>Big

Sur Camping</B></A></P>

<P>For more information about camping and

hiking in Big Sur State Parks and in the

Los Padres National Forest, call the Big

Sur Station 831 667 2315.</P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#330000″><B>B</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”+1″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#996600″>y

a campfire, with the river babbling

nearby, and a jay

<I>gwak-gwak-gwak</I>ing, life in the park

is noisy with nature.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#660000″><B>R</B></FONT>edwoods

grow on the valley floor along the river,

and on the north facing slopes. Along the

streamway grow cottonwoods, white and red

alders, western sycamores, big leaf maples

and tall willows. Live oaks grow on

terraces.</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#660000″><B>B</B></FONT>ig

Sur is the southernmost reach of Sequoia

Sempervirens – coastal redwoods – but

there are many glorious examples here of

these grand trees. In Pfeiffer Big Sur

State Park, near the group picnic ground,

one of the trees, Colonial Tree, is 27

feet in circumference. Closer to the

Lodge, there is a grove of 1,200 year old

redwoods -called the Proboscis Grove.</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#660000″><B>M</B></FONT>uch

of the virgin redwood in the area was cut

when the Ventana Power Company built a

sawmill at the turn of the century.

Although the sawmill was abandoned by the

Power Company in 1906, the Pfeiffer’s

continued to use it intermittently.

Florence got the mill back in running

order to cut lumber for guest cabins. The

sawmill ran again the early 1920s,

providing cut lumber to build housing for

people working on Highway 1.</P>

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<CENTER><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#663333″><B>C</B></FONT><FONT COLOR=”#663300″>ondors

were reintroduced to Big Sur a few years

ago. The program, managed by the Ventana

Wilderness Society, is a great success. In

winter, the birds can often be seen

perched atop the redwoods near the Big Sur

Lodge. </FONT>

<P><FONT COLOR=”#663300″>More about the

Condor re-introductions program can be

learned at: </FONT><A HREF=”http://www.ventanaws.org/condors.htm” TARGET=”http://www.ventanaws.org/condors.htm”><FONT COLOR=”#663300″>Ventana

Wilderness Society</FONT></A></P></CENTER>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#330000″><B>E</B></FONT>uropeans

almost entirely eliminated sea otters,

gray whales, red abalone and elephant

seals along the whole Pacific coast. This

tradition carried through with the

Americans as the Big Sur region was

plucked almost completely clean of

redwoods and tan bark oaks.</P>

<P>Big Sur’s remoteness and rugged terrain

helped save some of its natural resources.

Harvesting trees in steep canyons was

difficult, then transporting them to an

ocean cove to be loaded on a ship required

much logistics and capital.</P>

<P>Harvesting Big Sur’s natural resources

was made possible in large part by the

elimination of the Native People.</P>

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<P><FONT COLOR=”#996600″><B>John

Pfeiffer</B></FONT> built this homesteader

cabin in the 1890s to satisfy the

requirements of a homestead entry patent

that he filed in 1898. It’s believed he

occupied the cabin, probably until the

time of his marriage to Florence Brown in

1902. An earlier cabin had been build

nearby by settler George Davis. The Davis

cabin and land was purchased by Manuel

Innocente, a Chumash Indian from Mission

San Buenaventura who had worked for

Captain Cooper as a ranch hand.</P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#663333″><B>M</B></FONT>anuel

and his wife, Francesca, (a Yokut or

Kitanemuk Indian from the southern San

Joaquin Valley) – raised many children

here. Most of their family is buried in a

nearby cemetery.</P>

<P>A mountain named for this early

homesteader, Mount Manuel, looms grandly

over the valley.</P>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+2″ COLOR=”#330000″><B>P</B></FONT>feiffer

Big Sur State Park teems with wildlife.

Squirrels provide an endless show. If you are

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#660000″><B>T</B></FONT>rail

to Buzzard’s Roost – walk to Pfeiffer

Ridge as it rises from the Big Sur River

into a redwood and mixed hardwood forest.

Interestingly, on the ridge redwoods grow

along side chaparral plants. The unusual

soils made of sandstone and shale, and the

rare microclimate made of the cool ocean

breeze mixed with the warm valley, cause a

fascinating array of plants – dwarf

redwoods with chamise, wheatleaf

ceanothus, yerba santa and manzanitas side

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<P>Pfeiffer Redwood Creek trail to the

falls is through a lively, dense old

redwood grove. It is an instructive trail.

You can see how a redwood forest makes its

own soil and understory. The creek cuts

through alluvial deposits, and you can see

how the valley built up over the eons.

<A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm”><B><I>Trail

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#663300″><B>T</B></FONT>he

wild and scenic, completely untamed, Big

Sur River begins high in the Santa Lucias

by the Ventana Cones. It drains more than

sixty square miles of raw coastal mountain

watershed and plunges down a narrow

granite gorge into the Park and lazes

toward the ocean. Huge boulders brought by

the River are flung around the canyon in

great artistic array. Sands brought by the

River spread out along the banks by the

Redwoods making a unique and pleasing

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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#333300″><B>M</B></FONT>ore

the 1,000 Esselen Indians lived here before the

white people arrived. That is more people than

live here now.

<P>Spaniards took them to the Carmel Mission to

save their souls. In the process of being saved

they were worked and diseased to death.</P>

<P>Later, Big Sur achieved a satisfying degree

of preservation. Because the settlers became so

impressed and respectful of the setting, they

developed a strong conservation ethic which has

served the area well. First among these were the

Pfeiffers. John wanted Big Sur Valley protected

so he sold part of the family ranch and donated

part to become a state park.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#996600″><B>N</B></FONT>ative

Americans manipulated the land and the

natural resources. They burned the forests

to increase yield of grasses and fruit

producing plants. They heavily harvested

tidal and seafoods and fowl.</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#996600″><B>B</B></FONT>ut

they did so within the context of the whole

ecosystem. They limited their harvesting because

they knew that a severe depletion of a species

had a ripple effect that harmed other species

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<P><FONT SIZE=”+1″ COLOR=”#996600″><B>T</B></FONT>his

is in stark contrast to the Europeans who took

species until they were so severely depleted that

they reached diminishing returns; i.e., it was no

longer profitable because there was not enough left

to continue spending money and manpower to get it.

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Beach</B></FONT> – <FONT FACE=”Georgia”>by

the State Park is the famous beach

managed by the U.S. Forest

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<P><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#333300″>Even

though it’s hard to find, Pfeiffer Beach

is one of the most photographed beaches in

the world. It is the principal scene of a

Hollywood classic, <B><I>The

Sandpipers</I></B>, with Elizabeth Taylor

and Richard Burton. The rock monolith

provokes meditation. The lagoon spawns

imaginary crusades. Pfeiffer Beach is

found at the end of Sycamore Canyon Road

close to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.

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<P>The hole in the monolith rock at

Pfeiffer Beach (left), and the Sycamore

Canyon Road by Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

which leads to the beach.</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=”-1″><B><I>All three

Pfeiffer Beach photos by Margie

Whitnah</I></B></FONT></P>

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Big Sur State Park, is an ideal place

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<P><A HREF=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm” TARGET=”/big.sur.lodge.trails.htm”><FONT FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#333300″>Pfeiffer

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<P>Peninsula Geological Society</P>

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