| The television series , which is filmed in the Monterey and Big Sur area, has increased the number of visitors to the area | The Spanish were forced to "make a road with crowbar and pickaxe" |
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| The general trend of the range is northwest—southeast, paralleling the numerous that transect the area | Along with industries based on tanoak bark harvesting, mining, and processing, the local economy provided more jobs and supported a larger population than it does today |
The Basin Complex Fire forced an eight-day evacuation of Big Sur and the closure of Highway 1, beginning just before the July 4, 2008.
20| Whale Watcher Cafe is open 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM, seven days a week | William and Sarah Barnes Plaskett and their family settled in Pacific Valley in 1869 |
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| Small areas of marble and limestone lenses form resistant outcrops that are prominent landscape features, often white to light gray in color | Upgrading to the initial public release of Big Sur version 11 |
Author wrote about life in Big Sur in several books.
12| A spectacular panorama of the Big Sur South Coast can be seen from the dining room, dining decks or cliff-side cabin area | Evenings can offer spectacularly clear skies, which are perfect for star gazing |
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| A study of fire scars on sugar pines on Junipero Serra Peak found that at least six fires had burned the region between 1790 and 1901 | During the Spanish and Mexican era there were a number of reports of local Native Americans setting fires, especially in coastal and valley grasslands |
Stream channels and hill slopes are very steep, with average hill slope gradients exceeding 60% in some interior watersheds.
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