![]() Small scattered stands of the endemic Bristlecone Fir may be found on rocky slopes. Legends relate that at one time the unique notch at the mountain’s top was roofed over by a rock bridge. The recently opened trailhead at the Big Sur Station has excellent parking, plenty of water, and clean restrooms. The Pine Ridge Trail (closed until further notice) provides visitors to the Big Sur Valley with one of the most popular portals into the Ventana Wilderness. Deep narrow canyons cut by the fast moving Big and Little Sur Rivers support virgin stands of coastal redwood. The Big Sur backcountry offers a bounty of hiking trails and wilderness backpacking T he Ventana Wilderness owes its name to a dramatic mountain peak known as Ventana Double Cone. The 237 miles of trails provide access to the 55 designated trail camps. The contrast of annual grass meadows and open pine stands may be found throughout the Wilderness. This brushy vegetative cover is typical of that found throughout Southern California fire susceptible mountains. Forest Service Land for an additional 20-plus miles ending at. Primarily a Ventana Wilderness Trail, the first 2.5 miles skirt Pfeiffer Big Sur's campground and the Big Sur River Gorge. ![]() Much of the Ventana is covered by chaparral. The trailhead is located at the Big Sur Station just south of the main entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Much of the damage to vegetation is only temporary, since fire is an integral part of this Wilderness as it is of other areas of the Forest. These changes are attributed to dramatic climate and topographic variations coupled with an extensive fire history. Marked vegetation changes occur within the Wilderness. Elevations range from 600 feet, where the Big Sur River leaves the Wilderness, to about 5,750 feet at the Wilderness boundary circumventing Junipero Serra Peak. Waterfalls, deep pools and thermal springs are found along major streams. Most streams fall rapidly through narrow, vertical-walled canyons flowing on bedrock or a veneer of boulders. ![]() If the lilies arent in bloom, you wont be disappointed by the hike to gorgeous Soberanes. Topography of the Ventana Wilderness is characterized by steep-sided, sharp-crested ridges separating V-shaped youthful valleys. Calla Lily Valley is only one of Garrapata State Parks many wonders. ![]() On Decemthe Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 added 33,967 acres to the existing wilderness bringing it to a total of 240, 026 acres. In the Monterey District of Los Padres National Forest, Salmon Creek Falls is a 120 foot waterfall that cascades down a canyon in the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: Though this state park has 821 acres of redwoods. This wilderness was established in 1978 by the Endangered American Wilderness Act, first addition was in 1978 by the Endangered American Wilderness Act, second addition in 1992 by the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act. A trail leads directly from the camp into the Ventana Wilderness. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |