{"id":674,"date":"2014-10-09T22:13:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T20:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/?p=674"},"modified":"2025-07-31T21:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:21:31","slug":"highway-no-1-from-morro-bay-to-simi-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/en\/reiseziele\/nordamerika\/usa\/kalifornien\/highway-no-1-von-morro-bay-bis-simi-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway No. 1: From Morro Bay to Simi Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breakfast today was a bit meager. Having breakfast at the reception isn't really the best thing. So we set off relatively early along Highway No. 1 to the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes. On this part of the route, from Morro Bay to Simi Valley, the drive took us not directly along the Pacific Ocean, but a bit inland. The hinterland here is largely used for agriculture. We saw full strawberry fields in October, and avocado fields, so we think they were avocados. You can find yesterday's post, where we drove Highway No. 1 from Marina to Morro Bay. here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highway No. 1: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes<\/h2>\n

To the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes<\/a> Once we arrived, we had to drive along a desert road the likes of which we'd previously only seen in the UAE. Everything was covered in sand and blown away. The road led to the beach, where we found a large parking lot.<\/p>\n

\"Road<\/a>
Road to Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes on Highway No. 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, the weather was again quite hazy and foggy. The surfers didn't mind; the waves were high enough. We watched them for a while.<\/p>\n

\"surfer\"<\/a>
surfer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Environmental protection in Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Park<\/h3>\n

A woman approached us and introduced herself as a ranger. She asked where we were from and if this was our first time in the dunes. She explained where we were allowed to walk, which was pretty much everywhere, and that we should be quiet and careful because of the animals, which we shouldn't scare away. She also thanked us for recycling the plastic bottles we had just thrown away. We felt it was perfectly normal to throw them in the recycling bin. This once again confirmed the impression of wasteful American society. We had done something good for the environment and were praised. :)<\/p>\n

\"gull\"<\/a>
gull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the way in the dunes<\/h3>\n

After a brief chat, we walked along the dunes. The sand was incredibly fine, yet in some places so hard that you didn't sink in. Directly behind the dry sand dunes, the green, fertile land begins. The contrast is truly striking, but also beautiful. We watched a few cows wading in the water and grazing on aquatic plants. We also thought we saw a mountain lion in the distance, but we weren't sure, as we only had a small lens with us and couldn't zoom in close enough.<\/p>\n