“The last easy miles before the road begins to climb. North of here the highway leaves the ranch country and takes to the cliff, and does not come down again for ninety miles.”

“At Salmon Creek, where we make a deep horse shoe curve, we look back to see a lovely water fall.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“He hauled the machinery for the Los Burros mine up from Willow Creek beach landing, with two horses and four mules, on hauling jobs all over the country.” — The Land

“Below the road is a little church, where the residents from miles around meet on Sunday although there is no resident pastor.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“On the ridge above Willow Creek, where the land flattens just long enough to hold a view of the whole south coast before dropping away again.”

“One of three picnic grounds the forest service opened along this stretch, with Mill Creek and Willow Creek. The widest beach on the south coast.” — The Land

“The forest service opened the Plaskett Creek camp and built steps down the cliff to the sand beach, which is the nicest beach along the coast.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“Mill Creek, named for saw mills operated on the stream in early days. Here is another nice little camp ground below the bridge and right on the ocean's edge.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“Around the bend is Kirk Creek, also named for an early settler. At this point the road from King City, via Jolon and the Nacimiento river, meets the Cabrillo Highway.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“Soon we behold on our left the famous Nepenthe restaurant, and we think of Poe's lines: quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget the lost Lenore.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959

“The highest single span concrete arch bridge in the world. An airplane has been known to fly under it. It was from this bridge the sea otter, thought to be extinct, was discovered in 1938.” — Mabel Plaskett, 1959