Point Lobos State Reserve (Carmelo Meadow, Granite Point, Moss Cove, North Shore, and Lace Lichen Trails: approximately 4 miles)

A few views of Whaler's Cove from the Granite Point Trail

The cove at Granite Point

Point Lobos is notable for its beautiful Monterey Cypress and Pines and marine life

A wave crashes over the rocks, with Carmel River Beach in the background

Poison Oak, already turning brilliant red

A white egret bobs on a patch of seaweed

The cabin at Whaler's Cove, now a museum

This enormous Cypress tree is overtaking the cabin

Point Lobos provides many lovely views like this one, looking north to Carmel-by-the-Sea

The coastal scrub in summer bloom (Lizard tail and California sagebrush)

Sticky Monkey-flower and Poison Oak provide color beneath the pines

Monterey Cypress hug the cliffs

                
Returning on the Lace Lichen Trail

Lace lichen is overtaking the pines in this part of the reserve

A closer view of the unusual lichen (which does not damage the host trees)

A final view of the lichen, outside the park along Coast Highway 1

Carmel Beach, with its beautiful white sands