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Further north, David Sirgany, 64, of Morro Bay, was getting ready to surf at Sand Dollar Beach, thinking about coastal erosion, climate change and this moment in history.

I’ve been hoping to see some of the Hearst zebras in the hills of San Simeon for years, and this time I finally did — a single zebra, surrounded by cows in a pasture beneath distant Hearst Castle.

Perhaps with that in mind, the castle last fall added “Art Under the Moonlight” tours, which continue this autumn on select Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 16.

Right now, this stretch of the highway “is a great place to cycle,” said Diane Ramey, whose family owns the inn.

And now, after park closures over storm damage and infrastructure issues and a reopening early this year, we have a chance to enjoy the place again.