I’ve driven California State Route 1 through Big Sur more times than I can count, but it never feels the same twice. This time we started in Monterey County and let Highway 1 set the pace — which is always the right move. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is the perfect first stop: turquoise water, rocky coves, and coastal trails that make you forget the world outside the cliffs. As you wind south, Pfeiffer Beach will stop you in your tracks — the famous pink sand and Keyhole Rock glow like noth