…but a controlled burn in Henry Coe state park. Cross Canyon hasn’t seen a natural fire in over a hundred years, apparently, and the large accumulated pile of flammable brush and debris would pose a serious hazard for next fire season…

A fantastic Indian summer we’re enjoying here in CA by the way. We’ve had just enough rain to get rid of most dust, and conditions and weather have been stellar the past weeks/weekends: warm but not hot, brisk and not cold, and crisp skies everywhere. You could even *see* the entire Monterey peninsula from Wilder Ranch the other day…