One of the beauties embedded in the central coast is the Morro Bay salt marsh and estuary. It is home to many different native plants and animals that use the... read more →
Nestled into Baywood California off of Ramona Avenue is a local gem where freshwater springs run into the salt water of Morro Bay, Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. Places where there... read more →
It’s an especially beautiful morning, the water is glassy and calm and I’m out enjoying the peacefulness of kayaking in the bay. A group of sometimes reclusive, and always stunning,... read more →
The turnoff into the parking lot is barely noticeable. A quick turn off Highway One north of Cayucos built for an earlier time. A time of horse-drawn wagons, fewer and... read more →
Holloway Garden is in Montaña de Oro State Park, just to the south of the Spooner Ranch House. In 1993, State Park Docent Betty Holloway asked if she could develop... read more →
Looking for a trail to see spring flowers? If so, Coon Creek trail in Montaña de Oro State Park is for you.Trillium flowers (Trillium angustipetalum), also called wakerobin, are blooming... read more →
Home to thousands of marine organisms, this rock is at North Point in Morro Bay. It is often hard to get close to the rock as it is in the... read more →
Whether it be a mountain hike, a national park camping trip or simply sitting on a log in the middle of a meadow, we gain a sense of calm, perhaps... read more →
How lucky are we to have an abundance of gorgeous hiking trails in our State Parks and surrounding areas? Hiking is one of my favorite ways to explore our parks... read more →
Sand Spit doesn't sound like much of a name for a beach with miles and miles of wild, natural beauty. Sounds more like something ugly or dangerous. And it probably... read more →