Rocky Creek
There was only a core group of 10 of us with 4 small dogs that camped
this time. The girlfriend invited her recently engaged friends, and I
invited a fellow local blogger, Bread on the Water, and her husband down for a visit. We had
a bit less revelry than in the past, with no cocktail hour visitors and
an evening honoring 2 of our friends who died recently. Rocky Creek is a
special place filled with fond memories.
The pond was engineered by one of the family
members who's a hydrologist. The overflow goes right back into Rocky
Creek. There are several decent sized fish that jump around on
occasion.
I'm always amazed at the power of the wind to mold redwood trees into sculptural shapes. And, yes, there always seems to be something in bloom, such as this silver bush lupine.
Here's what happens to tanbark oaks when Sudden Oak Death hits them. SOD first started appearing in this canyon maybe about 10 years ago (?).
And last, here's a view of Rocky Creek Bridge from the lower property road. Caltrans is still working
on repairing and upgrading a section of Hwy 1 just south of the Bridge that slid into the ocean 2 years ago. BigSurKate has excellent updates on road closures there.
ps 10/22/13 - For a blog post about a recently released paper on SOD and redwoods, check out BigSurKate.
ps 10/22/13 - For a blog post about a recently released paper on SOD and redwoods, check out BigSurKate.
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