Bike riders can enjoy the hilly Wildcat 100 & 125, the traditional Wildflower 100 & 65, the Flatflower 60 & 30, and the Childflower 12. Wildfest pre-ride party.
Annual event: April
California Central Coast Bike Event:
San Luis Obispo County also has a cycling race / ride called the Wildflower Century SLOBC held in March
Before and After
SWIPE photo of the
Top of Zink Road
#BearFire 2020
off of Bald Rock Road
Berry Creek, California
Before and After Photo
Trailhead at Top of Zink Road in Berry Creek, California
This route is Straw Rd on GoogleMaps
In summer 2017 this trail from Zink saddle to the Big Bald Rock was so dense and overgrown that I only made it half a mile, before I quit and turned back.
SEPT 8, 2020 #BearFire cleared it all in one night.
CALIF WILDFIRE:
Bear Fire, North Complex Fire @ Berry Creek, CA
No this is not Sequoia National Park, nor Giant Sequoia National Monument, although certain historic groves did burn this past summer – inside Mountain Home SF.
This Sequoia here, is the best tree in our front yard.
Some say that older Sequoia trees can withstand fire, but not if the fire burns the crown (tippy top). Since our tree is young (60+ years old), compared to most Sequoia trees, we’re not too sure if ours will survive. But we have been watering it for months and hoping for a good winter rain w/ snow.
UPDATE DEC 2021
Puff of green started appearing late Spring. However minimal, I still got excited enough to photograph it.
We watered this Sequoia all summer (2021) long and now we have a good rain spell in Autumn heading into Winter, so I am hoping our Sequoia – plus the neighbors 2 Sequoias, can make a serious come back.
SEQUOIA PROGRESS
Will keep posting our growth progress, as soon as I see more green – mid 2022.
No one is sure when these Sequoia trees in the Berry Creek region were established, since these pre-date our knowledge and the county records.
June & Curly may have planted these back in 1950; or maybe Mr. Coe or Sorensen around 1960. Could it have been the Maidu tribe (native Americans) who transplanted seeds from south to north? Doubtful.
