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.
Dr. Michael Shermer is the Publisher of Skeptic magazine, host of The Michael Shermer Show, and author of numerous bestselling books including: Why People Believe Weird Things, The Science of Good and Evil, Why Darwin Matters, The Believing Brain, The Moral Arc, and Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational. His next book is Truth: What it is, How to Find it, Why it Matters (Fall, 2025, Johns Hopkins University Press). Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University. He has been a professor at Glendale College, Occidental College, and for the past 12 years at Chapman University, where he taught skepticism 101: How to Think Like a Scientist.
Dr. Michael Shermer is the Publisher of Skeptic magazine, host of The Michael Shermer Show, and author of numerous bestselling books. Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University.
Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920
US: 1-831-667-3000
info@esalen.org
