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<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>
<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 </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>
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& 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 & 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
& 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>
& 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
& 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 & 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=”@Å” 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,
right there in his front yard!</FONT></P>
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<P><IMG SRC=”images/fremontia.small.gif” WIDTH=81 HEIGHT=86 ALIGN=bottom><BR>
<FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”>Fremontia </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>
<P><A HREF=”/morrobay.htm” TARGET=”/morrobay.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Morro
Bay</B></FONT></A></P>
<P><A HREF=”/montanadeoro.htm” TARGET=”/montanadeoro.htm”><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#FFFFCC”><B>Montaña
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> <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.
</B></FONT></P>
<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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<A HREF=”/bigsurwelfare.htm” TARGET=”/bigsurwelfare.htm”><FONT COLOR=”#663300″><I>Your
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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
bird watching.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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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
Map</I></B></A></P>
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<P><FONT COLOR=”#333300″><B>Big Sur
River</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE=”-1″><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#996600″>Photo
by Margie Whitnah<BR>
</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
steelhead.</P></CENTER>
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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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<CENTER><FONT SIZE=”-1″><B>Sign cautioning
people not feed Condors<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-2″ FACE=”Georgia” COLOR=”#663333″><B><I>Photo
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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>Homestead Cabin
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=”-1″ COLOR=”#663333″><B><I>(left
– photo by Margie Whitnah)</I></B></FONT></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
camping, watch your food! The Steller Jays are
plentiful, noisy and aggressive, too. It’s
thrilling to see all the wildlife around –
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<CENTER><FONT COLOR=”#330000″><B>Hans
Ewoldsen Nature
Center</B></FONT></CENTER>
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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
by side.</P>
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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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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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