'The Big Sur we all dream about': Why some residents are delighted that Highway 1 collapsed
'The Big Sur we all dream about': Why some residents are delighted that Highway 1 collapsed FacebookTwitterEmail Rat Creek, Big Sur, Calif., Jan. 31, 2021. Highway 1.Kodiak Greenwood In late January, an atmospheric river dumped heavy rains over the Dolan Fire scar, triggering a debris flow in Big Sur that overwhelmed drainage infrastructure and carried a giant chunk of Highway 1 thousands of feet down the cliff and into the sea. The dramatic slide left behind a 150-foot chasm where the road once was at mile marker 30, another beautiful stretch of California land reclaimed by the elements. Fri...