by Susan Bancroft | Feb 19, 2014 | Beaches, Photography
First of all, I’m not a hard-core, 150 miles-a-week, 8% grade, off a jump, broken-collarbone bike guy. I’ll huff my heavy Trek 4300 up a rise looking for still lower gears and more oxygen only because I know that what goes up must eventually come down, and that...
by Susan Bancroft | Feb 11, 2014 | Beaches, Big Sur, Hiking, Photography
Note: (January 2018) This part of Garrapata State Park (west of Hwy 1) is open, but because of the 2016 Soberanes fire, the park remains closed on the east side of Hwy 1. Check here for the latest information about all of the parks and trails along the Big Sur...
by Susan Bancroft | Jan 3, 2014 | Hiking, Photography
Susan and I headed out to Chews Ridge, which is in the mountains behind the ranch, about 30 minutes and 3000 feet higher and stumbled on this view of the fog rolling in: This proves once again that we should never go anywhere around here without a camera or two and...
by Susan Bancroft | Dec 29, 2013 | Beaches, Big Sur, Geology, Hiking, Photography
Note: (January 2017) The ocean side of Garrapata State Park is open, the park on the east side of Hwy 1 remains closed due to the 2016 Soberanes fire and the severe winter rains of 2016 – 2017. Check here for the latest information about the trails and...
by Susan Bancroft | Oct 19, 2013 | Beaches, Big Sur, Geology, Hiking, Photography
Point Lobos State Preserve is always our first stop when guests come into town; it’s a close-by, crash course on the coastal ecosystems that puts you face to face with the Big Sur images and ideas you’ve heard about all of your life. You know you’ve...
