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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Point Sur Lighthouse

Constructed in the late 1800s, life on Point Sur was very lonely and isolated. Trips to Monterey were rare since the trail was long and treacherous. The keepers would receive goods and bulk supplies on a lighthouse tender boat roughly every four months. This image of the Lighthouse perched on the hillside, just peeking around the bend exemplifies the setting of isolation and expanse.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Big Sur, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Vincenzo Pirozzi