by Susan Bancroft | Aug 30, 2014 | Hiking, Photography
Well, actually, you have to work a bit before you get to the fields of gold. Before that, there’s a 7 mile washboard road that’s a field of dust and gravel. Especially if you find yourself 50 yards behind another car that’s heading to the same place....
by Susan Bancroft | Aug 5, 2014 | Hiking, Photography
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...
by Susan Bancroft | May 4, 2014 | Geology, Hiking, Photography
This is about the fourth trip Susie and I have made to the trail along Arroyo Seco Gorge, which is about 45 minutes southeast of the ranch by Carmel Valley Road. Each time I like how easily we get to the action: This view is about 150 yards from where we parked the...
by Susan Bancroft | Apr 13, 2014 | Hiking, Photography
For the past few years I’ve been driving past Garland Ranch Regional Park a couple of times a week and have always wanted to hike up to the top just to see what it was like. Not a big bucket list item, just a minor fitness challenge, sort of like hiking...
by Susan Bancroft | Mar 15, 2014 | Hiking, Photography
The thing is, from the road the hills don’t look all that steep. They look like hills of the ‘gentle rolling’ genre and seem relatively tame after a trip to Big Sur or Pinnacles. However, they suddenly get a lot steeper when I’ve lost...