Pine ridge trail fall colors

11-16-10

Once again on the Pine Ridge Trail , we entered same at the China Camp trail head which is located on Tassajara rd. 35 miles n/w of Greenfield Ca. .

This area of the state is one of the prettiest wilderness areas I have ever visited in California . This was my 5 th hike here . The trail goes from China Camp to the coast at Big Sur . For more photos of the trail see older postings titled Pine Ridge .

Today I am posting some beautiful color that floods

the canyons and valleys of

this wilderness . The photos start at the Church creek divide , see the above sign .

These photos include an up dated photo of Jack English with Wayne and myself in his kitchen , he cooked for us on his wood burning stove again . Remember Jack is 92 years old ! He still hikes ! Also pictured here are photos of Junipero Serra mountain viewed from the Church Creek Trail , and caves with native American pictographs , and a 110 year old shack . Sorry about not giving directions of the caves as they are on private property . I also included a photo of Bill Sullivan , a lettuce grower and friend of Jack . Bill is an avid hiker and monthly packs some groceries in to Jack we enjoyed his greatly company . I f you have any questions about this post e-mail me joeramirez@charter.net

nore Pozo fun

/remember Pozo is east of Santa Margarita Ca. in San Luis Obispo Co.


Thought I would include a couple of
more elk and hawk shots and show
how we finish a trail hike .
Photographed here are Jim Bartlett and Myself --- Joe .
Keep Hiking

Pozo Eagles , Elk and Hawks

11-10-10
Hiking again the Pozo area
located approximately 30 miles east of Santa Margarita Ca. This time I had a real camera with me and not a point and shoot that I used to photograph the elk posting last week . I deleted those of last week . I hope that you will enjoy these a lot more . Remember to double click on the image and it will enlarge a little .
The last photo is of a bull coming out of a drainage .The photo at the top is a Golden Eagle . The bird landing in the tree is a Red Tail Hawk . The bird in flight is an Eagle also.
This day I was blessed to have shot more than 150 images . To bad I cant share all !
If you have any questions e-mail me at joeramirez@charter.
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A special thanks to Jim Bartlett , my photo assistant , as he is very enthusiastic and has a sharp eye !

Pozo area 10-2010

Fun in the Pozo Area again .

I love hiking this area east of Santa Margaretta Ca.

The shots here are Golden Eagles at the water , and in flight . the silhouette is a Raven.

This area abound in wild life everything including , Elk , Cougars , Coyote , Deer , Turkey , Bears , Bob Cats , Hawks , Rattlers and much more !

Note : These Golden Eagles are approximately 20 lbs and over 3 feet tall .

Rinconada in September

Well it is September with fall approaching again. The Rinconada trail in the Pozo area east of Santa Margarita Ca. is still beautiful with it's golden colors and abundant wild life .I love this entire area and in the past have posted spring , winter , photos also . Animal tracks and sounds on trails in the Pozo area are an entertainment beyond photo description . I hope that you enjoy this small sample of Los Padres forest in the Pozo area .
I could not resist including the stray white calf , cattle on the trail are always a welcome sight and only add to the charm of this area.

Cerro Alto

This is Ty.
He climbed Cerro Alto today.
He looked a little tired .
A few more hikes on this mountain will help !

Hope you enjoy the composition.

hiker and his dog

7-14-10
Had a beautiful hike today , following a couple fo new friends .

sweet peas

had a beautiful hike , saw a big cougar but he ran horizontally and was about 200 feet from me I could not get a focus on him with my point and shoot camera. I wish I had a SLR
with me. But I got some sweet peas ,

fox , snakes and lizards

July 9 Th
Cerro Alto --- again !
Located near Atascadero Ca. in San Luis Obispo Co. The Lizard traffic is heavy on the trail and this brings out the fox , rodents and snakes . I got lucky again with my point and shoot camera . The only rodent I saw today was dead . I have seen many fox before , but this is the first time I succeeded in photographing one . Note this is a mama fox ! Enjoy !