Categories: Big Sur

Regent’s Slide photos

These were taken by Dave Nelson from the north end of Big Creek Bridge on Saturday, 8/30/25. This is from an angle not normally seen in the photos Caltrans provides. (When it provides.)

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.

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  • Not being an expert, it looks very risky once we receive torrential rains. May be better to have waited longer for more drastic "cut back"....Time will tell like before...

  • I heard that the rockfall has to be trucked away correct ? Someone asked me why it isn’t just pushed doen
    Slope
    To
    The ocean … which would be bad for the ocean I’m
    Sure . I wonder what the long term plan is ? Maybe an aerial tram!

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