Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:08 pm
We hiked the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve Saturday. The last time we were here was maybe 15 years ago. What jumps right out at you is that this place is GREEN. None of the drab, brown hills of the OC wilderness parks. The last big storm dumped a bunch of rain in this area and it shows. The country is beautiful with rolling grasslands and hills dotted with old oaks.
There were a surprising number of wildflowers given the dry conditions elsewhere.
The vernal ponds have some water. A ranger told us it was the first water in 3 years.
Two original adobes remain at the Santa Rosa Ranch. The Moreno adobe sits beneath an oak estimated to be 300 to 600 years old.
Of course, no hike is complete without a coyote sighting.
There were a surprising number of wildflowers given the dry conditions elsewhere.
The vernal ponds have some water. A ranger told us it was the first water in 3 years.
Two original adobes remain at the Santa Rosa Ranch. The Moreno adobe sits beneath an oak estimated to be 300 to 600 years old.
Of course, no hike is complete without a coyote sighting.