This photograph of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California was shot at a distance of about 6 miles with the Olympus C-3030 digital camera using a Kenko KUT-300Hi 3.0x telephoto lens.

When I was young my Mom was Head Ticket Cashier at Hearst Castle San Simeon California. I have a lot of warm memories of the San Simeon caslte from my youth and I collected some wonderful photos of the castel if you like this photo you will like the Hearst Castle Photo Gallery on my Hearst Castle Hotels, San Simeon Lodging website (a website with all Hearst Castle Lodgings and more...); here are a few photographs from the gallery:

I wrote this poem especially for this Caslte Page:

Ode to Hearst Hertz Hurts Hurst Hearse Hez Castle Castel Caslte Castles Calif where Big Sur San Simeon California meets Pacific Coast.

• I loved Hearst Castle till it hurts, really herts
• I had to rent a car from hertz, 805-543-8843;
• Went down California Pacific Coast Highway 1 past Big Sur
• San Simeon too that herts,
• cause Hearst Castel Hurtz Caslte is where where?
• South Castlecalifornia heartz herz
• so finally I just died and went on a tour of Hertz Castle Castel in a hearse.