A 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:
A Look at the Uplands of the Proposed Molera Wilderness
March 28, 2010
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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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July in Big Sur
July 20, 2009
Hot summer day … Read the rest of this entry »
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Half Moon Bay Ride
June 14, 2009Let’s face it. Traveling by bicycle is a lot more fun than traveling by car. It’s safer. It’s healthier. And how else can you cover so much territory and see it in such rich detail?
This weekend, we rode our bikes north from the Monterey Peninsula through the Santa Cruz Mountains to Half Moon Bay, then home again down the coast. A drenching rain turned the roads of the Salinas and Pájaro Valleys to mud holes and soaked us to the skin. But the sun came out in the hills and the warm ride home was memorable. Here’s a little of what we saw:
Alpine Rd. Near the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. 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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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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A Visit to La Cueva Pintada
April 25, 2009
The army hasn’t allowed the public to visit La Cueva Pintada (on Fort Hunter Liggett) in something like 10 years, so when the San Antonio Valley Historical Association succeeded in navigating the bureaucratic maze and getting permission for a public tour a lot of people jumped at the opportunity. 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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