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McWay falls and Big Sur coast south of Monterey during spring in California, USA
Island, Pacific Ocean, Sunset, Tropical Climate, Water
McWay Falls, Big Sur, California
McWay Falls, a feature of the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in the Big Sur area of the central California coast, drops 80 feet right onto the beach. Setting sun highlights the waves.
McWay Waterfall in Julia Pfeiffer State Park on Big Sur coast of Monterey County, California.
Aerial image showing McWay Falls dropping directly onto the sandy cove below in Big Sur, California. Bright daylight highlights the cliffs, forest, and vivid turquoise sea.
Breathtaking view of mcway falls cascading onto a secluded beach at julia pfeiffer burns state park in big sur, california, a true natural wonder
McWay waterfall inlet at Big Sur overlook in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in California
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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Waterfall and Beach, California.
Beach and Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Beach, McWay Falls, California
Last evening light at Mc Way Falls along Highway 1 on the California Coast in Big Sur
McWay Falls in Big Sur at Sunset
Central California coast near Big Sur.
McWay Falls in late afternoon in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, in the Big Sur area of Central California. Focus is on the waterfall; the ice plant in the foreground is intentionally blurred.
McWay Falls in the Julia Pfeiffer State park, Big Sur, California.
McWay Falls Scenic Waterfall Landscape View on Big Sur Coast in Central California, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Discover McWay Falls, a stunning coastal waterfall in Big Sur, California, cascading directly into the Pacific Ocean in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
Breathtaking view of mcway falls cascading down a cliff onto a pristine beach, surrounded by dramatic cliffs and lush vegetation in julia pfeiffer burns state park, big sur, california
Coastal Shot in Big Sur
Ground-level view of McWay Falls cascading onto the sandy cove in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur, California. Clear afternoon light and turquoise water along the Pacific coast.
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is named after John Pfeiffer, who lived in a cabin on the property beginning in 1884. He was the son of Michael Pfeiffer and Barbara Laquet. The Pfeiffer family immigrated from France and were among the first European settlers in the area. Many features in Big Sur are named for the descendants of the Pfeiffers.
Tropical Coastal Paradise at Julia Pfeiffer State Park Waterfall along the Pacific Coast Highway in Central California in Bur Sir
Pacific Coast Highway One
Here in Schooner Gulch State Beach, I captured the mystical motion of the waves as they crashed against intricate clusters of barnacle-like life living on the coastal rocks.  This shot specifically shows the interesting waterfall-like beauty of some of these rock formations.  The marine terraces in the background bring absolute grandeur and magnitudes of scale to this image.
View of McWay Falls from  Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
waterfall by the beach
McWay Cove waterfall is one of two waterfalls that spills and ends in the Pacific ocean.  It's not an easy picture to take, because you have to be there in the winter or early spring, and the recent precipitation has to be heavy enough to produce the waterfall like you see here.  I went back a few years later for a better picture and the waterfall was a trickle.  It is relatively not well known gem in California because of its remote location.  You don't run into many tourists here in the late winter.  The light is helpful here, producing a turquoise ocean.  I took this in a vertical orientation because of the surrounding foliage.  Unless one wants to cross the barrier and take an unobstructed photo from the cliff., a horizontal view is obstructed.
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