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Experience Big Basin one year after the fire through 3D Virtual Tours of the Entrance Road, Park Headquarters and more.
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Just dreaming of Mondays in the mountains… Gotta love Henry Cowell! 🌲🛤🌲
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Here‘s your Monday Morning Otter Shot. Mom ferries her pup across the Slough in the fading evening light.
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One of our favorite ways to slow down: taking a walk on the wild side. #WilderRanch
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One of our favorite ways to slow down: taking a walk on the wild side. #WilderRanch
Photo 📷 | exploradora_jett
#visitsantacruz #santacruz #wilderranch #thatsmypark #wilder #wilderranchstatepark #davenport #highway1 #coast #pacificocean
🎴#WeekendVibes Pick up a card game to play at your favorite state park or beach — we recommend the Great Outdoors Playing Cards!
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The Naked Ladies (Amaryllis Belladonna) are making their annual appearance at Rancho del Oso right now and it’s stunning. 🌸🌺✨
The flowers are some of the first vegetation to come back on the hillsides burned during the CZU Lightning Complex Fires.
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