Two short loop trails near Asilomar begin at Spanish Bay resort. 17 Mile Drive near Pescadero Point. Help keep them open by not disturbing the setting. P ebble Beach is a delicious place for seeing wildlife. Cormorants judiciously preside over the sea's precocity, deer daintily graze en mass on a fairway.
Otters loll and gambol in the coves, each of which is more intriguing than the last.
Whales puff and spout in a parade of pods not far from shore. Many kinds of gulls, seals and pods of pelicans take up quarters on a myriad of islands and rock outcroppings. There's plenty to see. There are many mansions, but the bigger attraction is nature. 17 Mile Drive has six miles of scenic ocean front.