From the CHP FB page – and they destroyed the road for those of us who REALLY need it!!

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

View Comments

  • My own GPS mishaps have been a bit more amusing.... Once while driving on River Road, I fired up the Google maps GPS on the phone to try to determine where to go next. Apparently I had passed through a space-time portal without knowing it, because the GPS insisted that I was in France........ Another time, Salinas became the North Sea, and Monterey became Palo Alto. Other times it has worked perfectly. But because it's so spotty in its reliability, I try to always have a good old-fashioned paper map on hand....

    Any update on the bad biker dude?

  • Unbelievable! I remember that section of road from when I used to drive the kids to school down Plaskett. Super Duh!

  • Once many Julys ago a Jersey Rent-abego with 4 kids, mom and a very beligerant driver confronted the Harlan clan...cursing the awful nature of Hwy One, swearing relentlessly, demanding directions to a shorter route to 101...whereupon Harlan sent him over Naciemento...next AM the CB call was out for 2 wreckers...Jersey had wrapped his ride around the redwood at the first hairpin and was stuck overnight...wonder if he had a GPS.... I hava few more for later.

Share
Published by
bigsurkate

Recent Posts

Plaskett Fire, Day 9, 9/3 Morning Update

29,120 acres and 1% contained The Plaskett Fire remains far more volatile than the Timber…

11 hours ago

From Andrew our amazing Post Master:

Good evening :) With the good news of the road opening tomorrow - most of…

22 hours ago

Plaskett Fire, Day 8, 9/2, Afternoon Update

2026 Plaskett Fire Incident Update Los Padres National Forest Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Fire Information:805-257-9891…

1 day ago

Evacuation Orders/Warning downgrades for Timber Fire, 9/2

Effective Wednesday, September 2, at 7:00 PM, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office plans to downgrade several…

1 day ago

Keith Vandervere Analysis, Timber (Day 26) & Plaskett (Day 27), 9/2

Wednesday (09/02/2026) Update: The perimeter of the Timber Fire has continued to cool over the…

1 day ago

Infrared Maps of the Plaskett Fire, 9/1 @ 11:00 pm & Timber Fire, 9/2 @ 1:45 am

Plaskett, CA Wildfire Overview - 02 September 2026 c. 0600 UTC Weather Conditions - The…

1 day ago

This website uses cookies.