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Postcards from the Past

Posted in History, parks with tags , , on January 25, 2012 by JD

The Junction – where Boulder Creek and the San Lorenzo River meet. Still a great place to relax and refresh.

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Postcards from the Past

Posted in History, parks with tags , , on November 8, 2011 by JD

The Summit near Big Basin.

Challenge: Any readers have a recent photo showing the same mountain skyline? Where exactly was this photo taken?

We’d love to know.

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Happening now – Take 1 at the Junction

Posted in News, parks, rec center with tags on September 3, 2011 by JD

Free music this weekend brought to you courtesy of the Boulder Creek Rec Center.

Hot dogs and drinks are available. Come join the fun today and tomorrow 1-3 pm.

Big Basin Park – The San Francisco Chronicle

Posted in parks with tags on September 2, 2011 by JD

Tom Stienstra at The San Francsico Chronicle lists Boulder Creek’s Big Basin Park as a great place to find “instant tranquility” in his article on places to go this holiday weekend.

 

Click HERE for the full article

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Big Basin Park in the News

Posted in parks with tags on March 30, 2011 by JD

Shanna McCord has written an article about the recent “Love in The Wild” walk at Big Basin State Park. The article is for McClatchy News wire so it’ll be read in potentially tons of outlets all over the country.

From the article:

“Love and all the tingly feelings that go with it filled the cool air at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California.

The park north of Boulder Creek, known for its miles of hiking trails and old-growth redwoods, was abuzz with mating and reproduction rituals at every turn of the trail”

Click Here to read the full piece

 

Garrahan Park – before and after

Posted in parks with tags on February 2, 2011 by JD

Thanks for sending in this video! The new park looks great.

 

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Little Basin – new park, new way

Posted in parks with tags on January 16, 2011 by JD

A great place will soon be open for camping, running on an interesting model. Almost a mix of conservative privatization and liberal conservation.

The Sentiel reports – Click HERE for the article.

 

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