Tourists return to Big Sur for busy weekend

PUNCH..

FIRST IT WASCOVID..

THEN THE FIRECAME..

BUT LASTWEEKEND..

BROUGHTOUT TOURISTS AND MUCHNEEDED BUSINESS..

THIS IS WHAT BRINGS PEOPLETO BIG SUR..THE VIEWS... AND THE FOODISN'T BAD EITHER .AND IT WAS A PERFECTWEEKEND..

GOOD ENOUGHTO ATTRACT THE CROWDSTHAT BIG SUR RESTAURANTSAND BUSINESSES WEREDESPARATE FOR..

AFTERMORE THAN A MONTH OFTHE DOLAN FIRE..

BAD AIRQUALITY AND A ROAD BLOCKAT THE SOUTHERN END OFBIG SUR..BUT BIG SUR IS USED TOROUGH SEASONS..

IF IT'S NOTFIRE THAT'S KEEPINGTOURISTS OUT..IT'S MUDSLIDES..ROCKSLIDES OR ROADS BEINGWASHED OUT..

AND WITHTHE DOLAN FIRE SCARRINGTHE LANDSLIDE ..

WHOKNOWS WHAT THIS WINTMIGHT BRING.OF COURSE WHATMANY HOPING FOR NOTJUST IN BIG SUR..

THATWHEN THOSE RAINSCOME THIS WINTER..THEY DON'T COME INLONG HEAVYDOWNPOURS..

THAT COULD BRINGSOME PROBLEMS..

AND OF COURSE THEBIG SUR COMMUNITYHOPING THEY DON'T SEA REPEAT OF THE 2017WINTER WHEN A HUGESECTION OF HIGHWAYONE WAS WASHED OUTBY A MAJOR LANDSLIDEIN THE MUD CREEKAREA.###