serentripity

On the San Francisco peninsula near the coastal town of Half Moon Bay, up on the Skyline Ridge of the Santa Cruz mountains, are fabulous hiking trails through majestic redwood forests. This week, I resolved to explore as much of the Purisima Canyon Redwoods as I could. On Day One, I drove south a few miles from the junction of Highway 92 and CA 35 (Skyline Blvd) until I saw the Open Space Preserve sign. I parked the Jeep in the ample parking lot and headed for the trails. Some maps were available at the info board, so I picked one and chose the day's route. Today, I did a Purisima North Ridge to Whittmore Trail Loop, nearly 4 miles round-trip, dropping down from the 1600-ft. elevation at ridge top to the northern gulch of the ... read more