Pine Ridge Trail
The Pine Ridge Trail (USFS 3E06) (western portion closed ) is the most popular hiking trail in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest, California. The trail traverses the Ventana Wilderness from the Big Sur Station near sea level to China Camp on Tassajara Road at . Built in 1916 by the Post family of Big Sur, the Pine Ridge Trail offers hikers and equestrians an array of backcountry camps to enjoy. It transits a broad variety of ecosystems, including mixed hardwood forested ridges, dense chaparral, riparian woods, and redwood forests. The western portion was initially closed in July 2017 due to damage from the Soberanes Fire and subsequent rains, which caused multiple landslides, wiping out the path, and left more than 100 trees blocking the trail. In January, 2020, the Forest Service announced that the trail is being reconstructed. Location The trail crosses the Ventana Wilderness from China Camp on Tassajara Road and Chews Ridge to Big Sur Ranger Sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sykes Camp
Sykes Camp is located from the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park trailhead along the Pine Ridge Trail. There were seven campsites along both sides of the Big Sur River upstream and downstream from where the trail intersects the river. There was a pit toilet downstream of this intersection. Description Sykes is accessible from the Pine Ridge Trail (Forest Trail No. E306), which is connected to the lower Terrace Creek (Forest Trail No. 3E22) and Ventana Camp (Forest Trail No. 2E14) trails. The and challenging (6-7 hour) hike from the coast requires climbing from the trailhead at to in about . Before the camp was impacted by the heavy rains and resultant flooding (following the Soberanes Fire) during the 2017-18 winter, there were seven campsites along both sides of the Big Sur River, both upstream and downstream from where the trail intersects the river. There was a pit toilet downstream of this intersection. Sykes Hot Spring There were before the closure in 2017 three smal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Recreation Trail
The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation". There are four types of trails: the national scenic trails, national historic trails, national recreation trails, and connecting or side trails. The national trails provide opportunities for hiking and historic education, as well as Trail riding, horseback riding, biking, camping, scenic route, scenic driving, water sports, and other activities. The National Trails System consists of 11 national scenic trails, 19 national historic trails, over 1,300 national recreation trails, and seven connecting and side trails, as well as one national geologic trail, with a total length of more than . The scenic and historic trails are in every state, and Virginia and Wyoming have the most running through them, with six. In response to a call by P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carmel River Trail
Carmel may refer to: * Carmel (biblical settlement), an ancient Israelite town in Judea * Mount Carmel, a coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea * Carmelites, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order Carmel may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Carmel (band) * ''Carmel'' (2011 film), a drama film starring Josh Hutcherson and Hayden Panettiere * '' Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?'', a 2020 Argentinian true crime documentary miniseries directed by Alejandro Hartmann Businesses * Carmel Agrexco, an Israeli exporter of agricultural produce * Carmel Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm * Carmel Winery, an Israeli vineyard and winery * Autocars Co. or Carmel automobile, an Israeli manufacturer of fiberglass-shelled cars Places Australia * Carmel, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia Israel and Near East * Carmel, Har Hebron, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Carmel City, a Druze town in Haifa, Israel * Car ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monterey Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both Spain (1804–1821) and Mexico (1822–1846). During this period, Monterey hosted California's first theater, public building, public library, publicly-funded school, printing-press, and newspaper. It was originally the only port of entry for all taxable goods in California. In 1846, during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848, the United States Flag was raised over the Customs House. After Mexico ceded California to the U.S. at the end of the war, Monterey hosted California's first constitutional convention in 1849. The city occupies a land area of and the city hall is at above sea level. The 2020 census recorded a population of 30,218. Monterey and the surrounding area have attracted artists since the late 19th-century, an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parks In Monterey County, California
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The largest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monterey National Forest
Monterey National Forest was established as the Monterey Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in California on June 25, 1906 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 Pinnacles National Forest and San Benito National Forest were added. On August 8, 1919 the entire forest was transferred to Santa Barbara National Forest and the name was discontinued. The lands presently exist in Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in Southern California, southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast .... References External linksForest History Society [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ventana Camp ''
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Ventana (Spanish for "window") can refer to: * Club Hotel de la Ventana, a hotel resort opened in 1911 in Argentina * Sierra de La Ventana, a small town in Tornquist Partido in Argentina * Ventana Cave, a National Historic Landmark in Arizona, U.S. * Ventana Double Cone, a twin mountaintop in the Ventana Wilderness * Ventana Wilderness, an area in the Santa Lucia Mountains in California * Ventana Wildlife Society, a non- profit environmental organization in California * La Ventana, a town in Baja California Sur, Mexico * ''La Ventana'' (yearbook), the yearbook of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. * a fictional nuclear power plant in the 1979 movie ''The China Syndrome ''The China Syndrome'' is a 1979 American disaster thriller film directed by James Bridges and written by Bridges, Mike Gray, and T. S. Cook. The film stars Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas (who also produced), Scott Brady, James Ham ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terrace Creek Trail
Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk and the street * Terrace (earthworks), a leveled surface built into the landscape for agriculture or salt production * Terrace (building), a raised flat platform * Terrace garden, an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect * Terrace (geology), a step-like landform that borders a shoreline or river floodplain * Terraced house, a style of housing where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows * Terrace, the roof of a building, especially one accessible to the residents for various purposes * Terrace, a sidewalk cafe * Terrace (stadium), standing spectator areas, especially in Europe and South America, or the sloping portion of the outfield in a baseball stadium, not necessarily for seating, but for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terrace Creek Camp
Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk and the street * Terrace (earthworks), a leveled surface built into the landscape for agriculture or salt production * Terrace (building), a raised flat platform * Terrace garden, an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect * Terrace (geology), a step-like landform that borders a shoreline or river floodplain * Terraced house, a style of housing where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows * Terrace, the roof of a building, especially one accessible to the residents for various purposes * Terrace, a sidewalk cafe * Terrace (stadium), standing spectator areas, especially in Europe and South America, or the sloping portion of the outfield in a baseball stadium, not necessarily for seating, but for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barlow Flat Camp
Barlow may refer to: Places Canada * Barlow River (Chibougamau River), Quebec *Barlow, Yukon, a local community of Yukon New Zealand * Barlow River (New Zealand), a river in New Zealand * North Barlow River, a river in New Zealand United Kingdom * Barlow Common, a village in Derbyshire, England *Barlow, Derbyshire, England *Barlow, North Yorkshire, England * Barlow Woodseats Hall, Derbyshire, England United States * Barlow, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama *Barlow, Kentucky * Barlow, Missouri *Barlow, North Dakota *Barlow, Ohio * Barlow, Oregon *Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio *Barlow Pass (other), one of several mountain passes in the United States Buildings * Barlow Hall, an historic building in Manchester, England *Barlow Planetarium, a part of the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley * Barlow Respiratory Hospital, a specialized hospital in Los Angeles, California (US) * Barlow Woodseats Hall, an historic building in Barlow, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Redwood Camp (Los Padres National Forest)
Sequoioideae, popularly known as redwoods, is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. It includes the largest and tallest trees in the world. Description The three redwood subfamily genera are '' Sequoia'' from coastal California and Oregon, ''Sequoiadendron'' from California's Sierra Nevada, and ''Metasequoia'' in China. The redwood species contains the largest and tallest trees in the world. These trees can live for thousands of years. Threats include logging, fire suppression, climate change, illegal marijuana cultivation, and burl poaching. Only two of the genera, ''Sequoia'' and ''Sequoiadendron'', are known for massive trees. Trees of ''Metasequoia'', from the single living species ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'', are much smaller. Taxonomy and evolution Multiple studies of both morphological and molecular characters have strongly supported the assertion that the Sequoioideae are monophyletic. Most modern phylogenies place ''Sequoia'' as si ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pine Ridge Camp
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 187 species names of pines as current, together with more synonyms. The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. Pines are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere. ''Pine'' may also refer to the lumber derived from pine trees; it is one of the more extensively used types of lumber. The pine family is the largest conifer family and there are currently 818 named cultivars (or trinomials) recognized by the ACS. Description Pine trees are evergreen, coniferous resinous trees (or, rarely, shrubs) growing tall, with the majority of species reaching tall. The smallest are Siberian dwarf pine and Potosi pinyon, and the tallest is an tall ponderosa pine located in southern Oregon's Rogue River-Si ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |