Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.
Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.



Ann Randolph is an award-winning playwright, performer, and master teacher whose work bridges comedy, storytelling, and transformation. A trailblazer in autobiographical solo performance, she has written and performed six critically acclaimed solo shows, earning top honors across the U.S. and abroad.
Her breakthrough hit Squeeze Box won the Los Angeles Ovation Award for Solo Performance and was produced Off-Broadway by Mel Brooks before touring internationally and headlining the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her solo show LOVELAND enjoyed a two-year sold-out run in San Francisco and received the LA Weekly Award for Best Solo Show and the San Francisco Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Best Original Script. Her most recent show, Inappropriate in All the Right Ways, continues to tour nationally and internationally.
Ann’s work has been featured on NPR, PBS, and the BBC, and she is a multiple-time Moth StorySLAM winner. As a spoken-word artist, she has headlined the Jonesborough International Storytelling Festival and performed widely.
Most recently, Alanis Morissette invited Ann to co-write her one-woman show, which debuted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Ann is also the creator of UNMUTE: Your Story Matters, an acclaimed writing program that has guided thousands worldwide. As Morissette says, “Ann is a master teacher.”
Ann Randolph is an award-winning playwright, performer, and master teacher whose solo work was produced Off-Broadway by Mel Brooks and whose recent collaboration with Alanis Morissette continues her mission to help people unmute their voices through writing/storytelling.