San Luis Obispo

A couple weekends ago, Arnon, Andy and I drove down to Pecho Coast in San Luis Obispo to see Port San Luis Lighthouse, the sixteenth on Arnon's list. The lighthouse was built in 1890 on land that has been privately owned and inaccessible to the public since the Spanish Mission period. Fortunately for Arnon, the Pecho Coast Trail was opened to the public in 1993 for docent-led hikes.

It's only an hour-long hike to the lighthouse and the view of the water is quite nice. Along the trail, we came across two mounds created by pack rats. I know people who hoard clutter are referred to as pack rats, but it had never occurred to me that there are actually rodents who hoard from which the name is derived. I'm happy to help people feng-shui their homes, but there's no way I would have gone up close to the rats' mounds to help them sort out their mess. Yick!

Following the hike, we strolled across the pier to look at sea lions, and I was pressured to pick-up a creepy starfish. Another yick!

Since we were in San Luis Obispo anway, we stopped by the Mission. I was underwhelmed. I think Mission Santa Clara is much better, and not just because I went to school there.