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Pfeiffer Falls and Valley View Trails share the same trailhead.
Pfeiffer Falls and Valley View Trail.
A curious spectator: Stellar's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri).
Valley View Trail.
A lone turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
Valley view looking down the Big Sur River drainage toward Andrew Molera State Park and the Pacific Ocean.
A viewing bench is located at the end of the Valley View Trail.
A Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) at home in the Big Sur redwoods.
Valley View Trail.
Valley View Trail.
Pfeiffer Falls Trail.
Pfeiffer Falls.
Pfeiffer Falls.
Redwood grove along Pfeiffer Creek.