Capture California, the Game-2012
Adventure:008, Hike 094 - Live
Oak Trail
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 6, 2012
Location: Morro State Park-
Cerro Cabrillo trails
Hike Info:
Trail: Live Oak trail
Distance: 1.3 Miles
Duration: 1:13
Elevation Rise: 278'
Description:
This was going to be one of the last trails of the day. When we
started Thing Two was looking forward to this trail to see these
trees. Even though it was not even 70 degrees, Thing One and Thing
Two were getting warm. The trees would be a relief to hiking on the
exposed side of the Cerro Cabrillo hills. The trees were not as
large or as many as Thing Two anticipated but it was still nice to be
in live oak. (Thing One thought there were more oaks that were dead
than living oaks.) But along the way, we saw the Tikki Heads. These
are rocks which jut straight up and in some cases look like heads. We
picked up the trail after coming off the Park Ridge Trail near one of
the parking lots. It connected to the Portola Hill trail and then to
the Quarry trail.
Further information from the trail sign
on Live Oak is: “The Coast Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia) is
the predominant oak found along the Coast of San Luis Obispo County.
Urban sprawl and problems with natural regeneration currently
threaten many type of California Oaks. The Chumash used the acorn
from the coast live oak for much of their diet.
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