Coastal Gem

Wild beaches, wildlife, wild views.

- Jeff Wignall

“CARMEL HAS a really a beautiful and rugged stretch of coastline,” says beautiful white sandy beach and by Kip Evans. Shot photographer Kip Evans, who has Carmel Bay off to the west,” he says. with a Mamiya 645-AFD III and a lived there for more than 20 years (kipevansphotography.com). “The Pacific Ocean is constantly carving our coast and it creates an incredibly wild meeting of land and sea.” He recommends visiting in September and October, when you’ll get less fog and warmer weather than usual.