Big Sur recap

Big Sur was an awesome ride - from Carmel to San Simeon, with one night camping on top of a bluff in the middle - might rival last year's ride from Tuolumne Meadows down to Yosemite Valley.  

And it ended kinda suddenly.  You come around a corner and there is more of a plain between you and the water than usual.  That plain widens and widens, and a few miles later you look back and the mountains are behind you, hidden in fog.  No sign saying "Now Leaving Big Sur" or "Enjoy This One Last Cliff-Top Ocean View".

But I've noticed that feeling in the past.  You come down from the mountains, or turn in from the water, or enter town after crossing some barren stretch, and you miss it instantly.  You feel like the best part of the trip just ended and now you're stuck in whatever crappy place you're in.  But that feeling lasts very briefly - before you know it you're on to the next adventure.  It might not be Big Sur, but hey, all these beach towns are pretty nice!