Big Sur State Park, CA.  21 December 2008

The electric cable snaps down the road, creating a small wildfire, and cutting off electricity to the community.  You spend the night huddled under piles of blankets, hoping it doesn't snow.  Wake in the morning to hot cider, clear skies, and an adventure in the Andrew Molera State Park.  There you witness a scene from "The Birds," spy a wildcat, lend your map to a lost family, and avoid the rain by playing gin rummy under the outhouse roof.