Time to head inland and see what’s blooming in the arid hills of the southern Diablo Range (these sunflowers are Coreopsis bigelovii) Read the rest of this entry »
Southern Diablo Range Wildflower Excursion
April 3, 2010
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A Look at the Uplands of the Proposed Molera Wilderness
March 28, 2010A bill introduced by Assembly Member Bill Monning would give State Wilderness protection to 912 acres in the northeastern portion of Andrew Molera State Park. This land is on the other side of the ridge – in the Little Sur River drainage – from the developed parts of the Park, as shown on the following map:
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Chanterelles in the Rain
December 26, 2009Boletus edulis and the hearty cooking it inspires are just the thing for crisp fall evenings, but by the time we’ve finished our Yule feast we’re ready for something lighter and more delicately flavored. We’re ready, in other words, to eat some chanterelles. How good that the chanterelles oblige us by fruiting so heavily at just this time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gathering Boletes
November 6, 2009
King Bolete, Porcini, Cep, Steinpilz … no matter what language you speak, Boletus edulis is one of the world’s most prized mushrooms. Read the rest of this entry »
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Today on the Pine Ridge Trail
May 17, 2009
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Into the Chalk Fire Burn: Vicente Flat Trail
May 17, 2009
The Vicente Flat Trail is in excellent condition as it leaves Highway 1 and begins its initial 1600 ft. climb. Read the rest of this entry »
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Cops, Cake & Calochortus: Mother’s Day on “Parcel B”
May 10, 2009
The little apples: How manzanita got its name. Woollyleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos tomentosa) grows along the side of the “Parcel B” trail.
The Right to Hike folks, who’ve been working to maintain public access to the trail connecting Veterans and Quarry Parks in Monterey, have been in a mood to celebrate since the recent court decision confirming the public’s right to use the trail and the surrounding “Parcel B” for recreational purposes. Read the rest of this entry »
Spring at The Indians
May 4, 2009
Fields of Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus) Read the rest of this entry »
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Ventana Wilderness Opening Day: Bottcher’s Gap to Little Pines
May 1, 2009
With the exception of an overgrown patch or two, like this one, the Ventana Double Cone Trail is in pretty good shape as it leaves Bottcher’s Gap and climbs Skinner Ridge. Read the rest of this entry »
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Garland Park Wildflowers
April 18, 2009Here’s a little of what we saw today ….
Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus) and Coast Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) share a meadow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Xasáuan Today 