✨Vacation trip🚗 Big Sur💜 Purple 🏖️Beach🥾Mini Yosemite🌊Waterfall Hike🌲

Hello Ocean lovers, ​
Let’s escape the city and treat ourselves to a dreamy day trip—think ocean views, purple sand, redwood forests, and good company 🌞

Weekend mini vacation getaway to Big Sur wellness walk at the Purple beach, and waterfall hike at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park enjoy fresh ocean air, the Beautiful beach and Healing Sea for our physical health and mental well-being😇

In Big Sur, CA is a hidden gem along the coastline. Between the place where the mountains frame the beauty of the beach and the shore meets the surf, you will find “purple” sand sprinkled beneath your toes.

📍 Day 1 – Saturday 10am Big Sur Adventure
10am Morning:
We’ll start our adventure with a relaxing walk at the famous Purple Beach, known for its magical purple sand, dramatic rock formations, and crashing waves. This is an easy, scenic stroll—perfect for photos, fresh ocean air, and soaking in Big Sur vibes.

💜Purple Beach is located in the Big Sur region of California. It is one of the most popular beaches on the Central Coast and is well known for Keyhole Rock, a popular photography subject.

Lunch: After the beach walk, we’ll enjoy lunch by the ocean at Purple Beach (bring your own picnic or grab something nearby). Ocean views guaranteed, table optional 😄🌊

Our Plans:
1. ⏰Meetup time: 10am at Pfeiffer Beach parking lot by the big sign. The Purple Beach Serene beach known for its purple sand, large rock formations & scenic views.
65QQ+73 Big Sur, Ca
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bJKfusNSRUynU6bS9
Parking lot: 9101 Sycamore Canyon Rd, Big Sur, CA 93920
Parking: Cash only $15
Hiking & Beach shoes
Bring Smiles for Miles!
Water, Layers, lunch, Snacks, beach blanket, Sunscreens...

🏞️ Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers approximately 1,006 acres of land. The park is centered on the Big Sur River. It has been nicknamed a "mini Yosemite."

2. ⏰Meetup time: 1pm Hike🥾Mini Yosemite🌲
in front of the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park visitor center
⏰Hike time: 1:30pm
Location: CA-1 & Pfeiffer Big Sur Rd
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KMSaitsbNSzyzVqa8
Near mile marker 47.2 on Highway 1, the park is located 26 miles south of Carmel.

Length: 5 miles
Route: Out and Back
Elevation: 500 ft+
Hiking time: About three hours
Level: Moderate+
No Dog
Parking: $10 (FREE parking pass available to pick up at any city library)

🎒 What to Bring
Good vibes only 🌿✨
Bring Smiles for Miles😁Water, Snacks, Hiking Poles
Wear Hiking shoes, layers
Kindness for our group 💛

✨ This is a mini vacation — not a race.
Relaxed pace, plenty of photo stops, and time to truly enjoy nature.
✨ Perfect for those who love road trips, coastal views, and forest hikes.
Come for the purple sand, stay for the redwoods, and leave refreshed 💜🌲
*Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in private message not in the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/g9y38e

🌙 Flexibility for Everyone
This weekend is designed to be easy and enjoyable:
✅ Join just Saturday’s road trip purple beach + waterfall hike
✅ Stay overnight or return to the Bay Area the same day — your choice
✅ If booking a hotel, please choose one free cancelation before March 28, in case the weather changes or any personal emergency.

🚗 Carpool or drive solo
Optional: Come early in the morning on your own if you’d like extra time to explore.
🌿 After the hike
🚗 Head home or join us for an optional social dinner 🍽️

💚 Contribution this weekend road trip
To support planning, organization, and event coordination, a $10 contribution per day is kindly requested.
Thank you so much for helping keep our group active and enjoyable for everyone.

🏨Hotel Optional: Stay overnight the day before for the fun, or join as a day trip – your choice!
💜 Mini Vacation Mode: ON💚
A few of us are making this a full coastal escape and staying Friday & Saturday night (April 3–4) two nights hotel in Pacific Grove / Monterey area🌊✨
Ocean air, slow mornings, no rushing back to the city — Yes please.
Optional: Bring your favorite board game! 🎲
Evening plan = cozy hotel lobby hangout, laughter, snacks, and relaxing after a beautiful Big Sur day. No pressure. No agenda. Just good vibes and good company. Because this isn’t just a hike…
It’s a mini vacation 🏖️🌲

*Requested contribution suggested amount of $10-$20 keep the club going!
​*Note: Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. To support/keep our group alive and active, You can help! Dr.Heidi kindly asks for a contribution, accepting in person.
Your contribution will help us cover our costs and make our Meetups going even better. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5 miles to 8 miles without any health issues.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: The event host/organizer is not for everyone's emergency or medical services. By signing up for the wellness hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

*Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.

If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event.
*Please don't just walk in Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝

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