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Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge

« Post #12 »Note: In the winter months the access road to the refuge may be impassible. There is also a hunting season for the refuge, usually October through January. I drive across the Salinas river a few times a week on my way to work at UC Santa Cruz, and I got to...

Death Valley Comes to Life

Underneath All of this Heat and Rock is Life, Just Waiting for a Chance

Best Views, No Bull

Toro County Park, dammit. It took two, seven-mile hikes to get it right. The first time I set out on foot at Toro County Park I parked right there at the front gate. I really should have driven up to the 3rd parking lot, which would have put me on the trail past all...