Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.
Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.
Liz Rog lives to twine her voice with those of others. She leads a variety of community singing groups in Decorah, Iowa, and is the founder of the Village Fire community singing festival. She loves Village Fire because of the cross-pollination of voices and ideas among so many grassroots movers and shakers.