I’ve recently returned from a 3 week stint in my home state CA.  It was that time of year (family, holidays, awkward peer reunion, bringing in the New Year, etc.) and I decided I would really explore my surroundings this time around, slow down, observe.  I’ve come to realize California is a wildly strange and diverse chunk of land. (i.e. the Salton Sea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_sea).  It seemingly encompasses every terrain, creed, and walk of life imaginable.

My girlfriend Denise and I drove a many miles…the inland empire, the desert, the Salton Sea, Los Angeles, and then up the lauded route 1 until we reached our final destination in Big Sur.  These are some Polaroids we took on our little road soul quencher.  Oh, and if you are ever driving route 1 in the winter try to check out the gathering of the Elephant Seals outside San Luis Obispo, they are completely ridiculous creatures. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal)