The epic beauty and meditative solitude of Big Sur are enough to stir something fantastical in anyone. As Highway 1 begins to wend upward into the Santa Lucia Mountains, dotted with coastal redwoods, waterfalls, and commanding views of the deep-blue Pacific, you’ll know you’ve arrived. Its striking natural beauty draws as many, if not more, visitors than Yosemite, yet Big Sur has one thing the fam...