Santa Cruz Mountains

01/02/2025

Big Basin Redwoods State Park on the mend: January 2025 update from the San Lorenzo Valley Post local news!

09/13/2024

Recommended weekend event: The 4th Annual Brewgrass Festival at Roaring Camp Railroads Saturday, September 14 from 1:00 to 8:30 pm! Featuring top national and regional bluegrass bands and highlighting craft breweries from all over California. Tix: https://roaringcamp.com/brewgrass-info

LAUGHING WATER STAGE

Water Tower – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Caltucky – 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
The Lil’ Smokies – 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HOP JUICE STAGE

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Marin County Breakdown
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Jimbo Scott & Yesterday’s Biscuits
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Lindsay Lou

BREWERIES

Alvarado Street Brewery
Humble Sea Brewing Co.
Shanty Shack Brewing
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Steel Bonnet Brewing Company
Laughing Monk Brewing
Balefire Brewing Company
SC Scrumpy Cider
Santa Cruz Cider Company

06/27/2024

Wildflowers in the Santa Cruz Mountains...

01/16/2024

Tiniest of mushrooms among the redwood forest duff, Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Los Gatos, California.

12/31/2023

'Cause I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
That call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains that whisper your name

Fred Eaglesmith

11/30/2023

Rusty wood-waste burner or "beehive burner" at the Waterman Gap Mill, Santa Cruz Mountains November 2023.



Photo by Julie Horner of the San Lorenzo Valley Post.

08/31/2023

The pond at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park.

07/01/2023

Atop China Grade overlooking the CZU burn scar, Big Basin Redwoods State Park June 23, 2023. Recovery in progress!

04/28/2023

A visit to the protected Santa Cruz Sandhills ecosystem within the Olympia Watershed, Zayante, CA.

Approximately 1.5-miles of maintained hiking trail near Felton, California. The San Lorenzo Valley Water District keeps facilities here and employs environme...

04/22/2023

Big cats among us. A fascinating local Santa Cruz Mountains recounting from San Lorenzo Valley Post columnist Ryan Okrant.

By Ryan Okrant Holly and Hazel have become rather famous throughout the greater Bay Area. The recently rescued puma cubs have been introduced to each other and will now be lifelong playmates. The Oakland Zoo announced the pair will transition to their forever home at Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Southern....

04/20/2023

Spring lupines at Glenwood Open Space Preserve, Scotts Valley. Santa Cruz Mountains wildflowers in bloom!

04/14/2023

View west from the top of the world, Castle Rock State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

04/13/2023

Early spring ferns at Loch Lomond Recreation Area, Felton/Zayante. March, 2023.

04/12/2023

San Vicente Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Bonny Doon. A newly opened 8,852-acre protected space with easy access off Empire Grade Road.

More info: https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/san-vicente-redwoods

04/11/2023

Gone fishin' at Loch Lomond Recreation Area in the hills above Zayante, CA. February 2023. The reservoir is full and brown from this winter's storm runoff.

04/11/2023

So much water in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Boulder Creek backwoods, April 2023.

04/10/2023

Day fades from a wintry sky. Historic Downtown Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Mountains, 2023.

04/09/2023

Kings Creek, Miller Property February, 2023. Boulder Creek, CA.