Rancho San Vicente

When I think about Spring, I think about wildflowers. The month-plus long blooming season is a great time here in the area. Almost all surrounding mountains have places where to find patches with flowers. Two years in a row we drove to Calero County Park. And this year, I wanted to do it again. On…

Big Basin State Park: Sequoia Trail

Big Basin State Park currently closed due to extensive fire damage. Please check web sites on the latest info. The redwoods are magnificent trees, long, beautiful. They draw the fog. They cast the shadows on the hot days. How many time we visited Big Basin and how many trails we still didn’t hike. The Sequoia…