O que acontece em Big Sur (Highway 1), Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Regra

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedo

  State park campsites release on ReserveCalifornia six months ahead to the day, and the Big Sur sites go in the first minutes. The handful of lodges on the highway behave the same way. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dez – 31 Mai (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dez – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dez – 1 Mai (normalmente))

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

• Natureza

  Coastal wildflowers

  15 Fev – 15 Mai · normalmenteFlores silvestres e floradas

  The hills are green for exactly one part of the year, and the lupine, poppies and Indian paintbrush follow the winter rain from late February. By July the same slopes are gold and dry.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dez – 31 Mai (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dez – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dez – 1 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Coastal wildflowers (15 Fev – 15 Mai (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dez – 31 Mai (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dez – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dez – 1 Mai (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20–30 Abr · normalmenteEvento esportivoFechamentosReserve cedo

  Run north along Highway 1 to Carmel on the last Sunday of April, which means the road is closed to southbound traffic all morning. Lodging on the coast is booked a year out for it. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Coastal wildflowers (15 Fev – 15 Mai (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dez – 31 Mai (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dez – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dez – 1 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer weekend traffic

• Temporada

  Summer weekend traffic

  20 Mai – 10 Set · normalmenteInvasão de bate-voltaLotado

  Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road. Weekday mornings are a different coast. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Coastal wildflowers (15 Fev – 15 Mai (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dez – 31 Mai (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dez – 1 Mai (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  Summer fog

  1 Jun – 31 AgoTemporada de neblina

  The marine layer sits on the coast through the summer, so the famous views are grey until midday and the redwood canyons are cold. September and October are the clear months here.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mai – 10 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Natureza

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1 Jul – 15 Out · normalmenteTemporada de baleias

  Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer. The boats go from Monterey, but on a flat day you can pick out blows from the headland pullouts. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Fire season

  15 Jul – 1 Nov · normalmenteTemporada de fumaçaFechamentos

  The Ventana wilderness burns regularly and a bad fire closes the highway, the state parks and the campgrounds at once. Late summer and autumn are when it happens. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mai – 10 Set (normalmente)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Ago)

Lotação máxima — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mai – 10 Set (normalmente)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Ago), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  The clear months

  5 Set – 31 Out · normalmenteEstação seca

  The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mai – 10 Set (normalmente)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente)), The clear months (5 Set – 31 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Natureza

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1 Dez – 31 Mai · normalmenteTemporada de vida selvagem

  Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring. Free, unfenced and audible from the car park. Fonte ↗

• Fechamento

  Highway 1 slide season

  1 Dez – 15 Abr · normalmenteRisco

  Winter storms put rock and mud onto the coast road most years, and a bad slide can shut a section for months or seasons. Check the state road conditions before you commit to driving through. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8–28 Dez · normalmenteTemporada de céu escuroLotado

  For a fortnight around the solstice the setting sun lines up through the arch at Pfeiffer Beach and lights the water inside it. The tiny car park fills by three and the unsigned road in is easy to drive past. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Gray whale migration

  15 Dez – 1 Mai · normalmenteTemporada de baleias

  The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March. Any pull-out with a view will do.

Ainda em andamento: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Dez)