Bixby Canyon Bridge (Andre)

We have lots of planned and unplanned adventures, moments, and special things that we experience as we travel down the road – certainly one of the many amazing parts of the life we are living. This one fits in as unplanned, small, but really cool, at least to me!

We were driving down the Pacific Coast Highway on a recent early morning, about 9:00 or so. It was cool, cloudy, foggy and we were a couple of hours south of San Francisco. We were talking about the day ahead, the unusual weather conditions, and the nature of the amazing 2 lane, twisty road we had been on for the past few days.

Then we turned the corner and I gasped. Laura will tell you I don’t gasp much. There right before our eyes coming out of the fog and mist was an amazing bridge in the distance and a sign on the side of the road for the Bixby Canyon Bridge.

I forgive you if you are not familiar with the band, Death Cab for Cutie, and don’t get the reference. One of the many things we have gotten from our kids is great music and this is a band that Nick shared with us. Well, one of my favorite albums by them is ‘Narrow Stairs’ and the song Bixby Canyon Bridge is the first song on the album.

I really like the song – it’s haunting and thoughtful and sincere with great questions to ponder. I didn’t know the bridge was real, though I assumed it was. I just wasn’t expecting to cross it that day.

Enjoy the picture of the bridge and click on the link for the song if you like.

 

Link to song ‘Bixby Canyon Bridge’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4St1fiq2F8I