17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, California

Unfortunately there is a bit of a mismatch between what the guidebook says and what really is there. After reading this sign, if you were to lift your eyes to the horizon, you'd see this[a].

But pretty soon you get to see the sanctuary. The "Restless Sea" as this place is called has rock formations stretching out in the shallow water, making the water foam far from the shore.

Sea birds are everywhere and this one seems to have staked its claim to a big rock.

Looking south from the Restless Sea.

The Lone Cypress, the symbol of Pebble Beach, has been sitting on its rock for at least the past 250 years.

The hillsides are covered in various shrubs.