June 23, 2008
This page (and the many pages that follow) contain our day by day, hour by hour, blow by blow account of the Basin Complex Fires that burned through the Santa Lucia mountains June – August 2008. For information on the Chalk Fire, which broke out on the South Coast Ridge the evening of September 27 and burned throughout the month of October, please see our Chalk Fire pages. Please be aware that we have left these pages pretty much as they were created – so some off-site links may no longer be active.
For the latest information on fire, flood & storm see our Big Sur/Ventana Wilderness Fire/Flood Links Page featuring weather forecasts, weather radar, stream & rain gauge monitors, webcams, local blogs and much, much more.
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June 21, 2008
It started out as an unremarkable walk at Soberanes. Just a bit warmer than usual … Read the rest of this entry »
11 Comments | Big Sur, Fire, Flood & Apocalypse, On Foot, Santa Lucias | Tagged: Dry Lightning, Funnel Cloud, Garrapata State Park, Monterey Peninsula, Santa Cruz, Soberanes Creek | Permalink
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June 4, 2008
Life on the beach: Monterey’s Ocean House Condos
We’re thinking of starting a betting pool. Exactly how much money will owners of doomed Monterey Beach properties like the Ocean House Condos and the Monterey Beach Hotel spend on trying to save them – and how much time will that money buy them – before they’re forced to throw in the towel?
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May 9, 2008
We brave Monterey’s infamous “Trail of Fears” to bring you the inside scoop on the vandalism, hooliganism, confrontations and beat-downs that beset this seemingly bucolic stroll through the woods.
Neighborhood Flash Point – Does simply walking Monterey’s Quarry/Veteran’s Park Trail constitute a breach of the peace?
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April 28, 2008
When the weather starts getting warm and no one feels like riding hard, it’s time for a Pie Ride.
Ready to Start, Monterey 8:00AM
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April 25, 2008
Yesterday might have been the beginning of the end for the California Department of Agriculture’s Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying program. Read the rest of this entry »
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