The redwoods rustle overhead, the Big Sur River gurgles behind, and hiking trails beckon.
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About 15, 000 people gather near the end of the Big Sur race in Carmel, Calif.
My mind was very much on my work as we sped north along the coast to Big Sur.
The Ten Commandments saw a grey-bearded and bewigged Charlton Heston parting the Red Sea of Egypt to the south of Big Sur, near Santa Barbara.
In a statement, Parker said he was delighted to help the commission achieve its conservation goals and to help Big Sur area businesses.
Money from the agreement may be used to purchase public easements and hiking trails in the Big Sur area and as grants for nonprofits doing conservation projects.
Kerouac, who had struggled with fame and alcohol addiction since the success of On the Road, ventured to Big Sur seeking solitude and a place to dry out.
Curt Worden, who directed One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, uses various artists, including Tom Waits, John Ventimiglia and Patti Smith, to voice Kerouac's prose.
Mr. Thurston, in Boston on Monday to watch the race, said he would meet with his security personnel to determine whether any additional measures would be implemented in the Big Sur race.
But at the height of his popularity in the early 1970s, Mr. Lloyd dropped out of sight, moved to California's Big Sur, and pursued an internal journey, re-emerging only after a decade of spiritual exploration.
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"You want people to share the joy and impact of finishing a life-changing event, of having their friends and family there, " said Doug Thurston, director of the Big Sur International Marathon to take place April 28.
The project was part of a Street View "refresh" of California that involved a trip down Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast, including the famous Bixby Creek Bridge that spans the mouth of a coast-hugging canyon.
At Big Sur, it climbs up the rough volcanic ranges, carving around cliffs with sheer drops to the thrashing ocean below, and leads on to the silver-grey foreshores of San Simeon, where elephant seals parp and loll, wriggling to inch themselves up the sand as the frothing tide approaches.
"Mr. Parker has been extremely cooperative and actively involved in working with Coastal Commission staff to reach this resolution which both addresses our Coastal Act concerns and will result in greater coastal access and conservation in the Big Sur and Monterey Peninsula areas, " Charles Lester, the commission's executive director, said in a statement.
For now, you can heat up the complimentary instant oatmeal in the microwave or drive to the nearby Big Sur Bakery or Nepenthe for meals, but come June, Glen Oaks will have its own dining room, overseen by a chef who worked at the Bakery and Esalen, and plans to let his New Orleans roots show in his cooking.
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