Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Vista Point/ Cow Cliffs & Elephant Trunk

Posted by: Stan Russell | March 11, 2016

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Vista Point/ Cow Cliffs & Elephant Trunk

Hello Big Sur!

Cow Cliffs & Elephant Trunk
Going forward, as the Cow Cliffs and Elephant Trunk projects are in a ‘steady as we go’ stage I will only be sending email notifications out if there is going to be a change, such as an extended daytime one-way traffic control time frame or an overnight closure. Caltrans press releases will continue to be posted in the locations noted below as we receive them.
http://thebigsurblog.com
http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/highway_conditions.html

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Vista Point
In the meantime, I would like to acknowledge the impressive Vista Point upgrades overlooking Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park at mile marker 37.00. Caltrans did an amazing job with life size mosaics of a California Condor and a migrating Gray whale with her calf. In addition to the life-size mosaics, inlaid in granite stone, several informational kiosks were also installed. Four solar powered ADA audio buttons are installed but the descriptive audio had yet to be programmed in when I visited.

Credit for this impressive artwork goes to Corby Kilmer. Corby Kilmer, Caltrans District 5 Landscape Architect/Transportation Art Coordinator designed the mosaics for these interpretive displays. Ms. Kilmer also designed the kiosks with the assistance of retired historian, Paula Carr and current historian, Alexandra Bevk. The mosaics were cut and installed by the contractor, RSB Group, Inc. from Lake Forest, California.

Enjoy these photos I took while recently visiting the Vista Point but I encourage you all to stop by and have a look for yourself!
All photos by Stan Russell

MOSAICS