Adventure 215, Park 12-Pacheco State Park

Sherri at Pacheco State Park

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Adventure: 215, Park 12-Pacheco State Park

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 28, 2013

Location: Pacheco Pass

Description:
Last year we discovered Pacheco Pass State Park.We did several hikes in the area and enjoyed the foothills of the Coastal Range. This area was part of Pacheco Ranch, until the family gave the land over to the State to preserve, with the family able to still ranch the area.

With the rolling hills, the oaks spread across the hills and the grasses, during the Fall and Spring you get this refreshing stop along 152. Even during the summer, as long as it is not in the middle of the afternoon, you can usually get a nice breeze blowing through. Then like an evening like today, we got to enjoy a hike where three deer bounded across our trail.

Adventures:

• Pig Pond Hike

References:

• Last year's hike
• Park Site and Brochure

Adventure 215, Park 11-Henry Coe State Park

Sherri at the Bell Station Entrance of Henry Coe State Park

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Adventure: 215, Park 11-Henry Coe State Park

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 28, 2013

Location: Off of Highway 152

Description:
Henry Coe is a park with a history with us. It is where the Sierra Club took its people after a mountaineering class 45 years ago. It is where Gary first took Sherri backpacking, along with a group of friends. This is where our daughter hiked and caught a bad case of poison oak.

So on our way back to Fresno from being with Gary's parents, we stopped in to see what we could see. Well the Bell Station entrance is closed. So we can only look in. We will come back another day.

Adventure 215, Park 10-Asilomar State Beach

Gary in front of the Asilormar State Beach sign

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Adventure: 215, Park 10-Asilomar State Beach

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 16, 2013

Location: Asilomar State Beach

Description:
Sun, beach and ocean. What more to be said about this? Will there are a few more things, auch as:

• Putting toes in ocean
• Playing in a tide pool

Fun stuff

Adventure 215, Park 09-San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

Sherri and San Luis Reservoir SRA Sign

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Adventure: 215, Park 09-San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 9, 2013

Location: Los Banos

Description:
The San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area takes in the lands surrounding the San Luis Reservoir, but does not include the Pacheco Pass area, which is a separate state park. You pass through this recreation area anytime you come over Pacheco Pass on Highway 152. This time area we had missed the Pacheco pass turn off and so decided to do the Lone Oak Trail within this recreation area.

References:

• State Park Site
• Park Brochure
• John McKinney's Lone Oak Trail writeup.

Adventure 215, Park 08-Fort Tejon State Historical Park

Gary at Ft Tejon SHP

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Adventure: 215, Park 08-Fort Tejon State Historical Park

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 4, 2013

Location: Fort Tejon

Description:
During our time here, we walked a small loop with Gary's 90 year old parents, looking into exhibits in the barracks and the captains house. We also talked with a park ranger/interpreter.

References:

• State Historic Park site
• Wikipedia
• Fort Tejon Association
• Background on Fort Tejon

Adventure 215, Park 05-Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park

Gary and Sherri at Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park

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Adventure: 215, Park 05-Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park

Team: YOLT
Date: September 28, 2013
Location: Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park

Description:
We did a hike and looked at McWay Falls while at this park.

Adventure 215, Park 04-Julia Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Sherri at Big Sur

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Adventure: 215, Park 04-Julia Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Team: YOLT
Date:  September 28, 2013
Location: Carmel

Description:
As we continued our trip down the coast on Highway One, we came to Big Sur State Park. We debated about going in, because of lack of time to do what we love, like hiking. But to see a tall tree, that is always a great thing to see. So we went in for a brief visit, but then left shortly afterwards.

Adventure 215, Park 07-WR Hearst State Park

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Adventure: 215, Park 07-WR Hearst State Park

Team: YOLT
Date: September 28, 2013
Location: San Simeon

Description:
Across Highway One from Hearst Castle which few people visit. But it does have a great beach and a lovely pier. Also if one looks hard enough, you can find a hiking trail. But today, we only had time to enjoy the pier.

Adventure 215, Park 06-Limekiln State Park

Gary and Sherri at Limekiln

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Adventure: 215, Park 06-Limekiln State Park

Team: YOLT
Date: September 28, 2013
Location: Limekiln State Park

Description:
With the sun starting to set and us wanting and see a couple of things at San Simeon and Cambria, we could only stop and think about some past hikes and falls we had seen at Limekiln. Limekiln has some deep ravines which darken early. So the walks there are best in the early afternoon, not as the sun sets. Some previous times at Limekiln includes:

• Limekiln Falls Hike
  
• Limekiln Creek Hike
  
• Hare Creek Hike