Friday, August 31, 2012
Big Creek Reserve-
Although I’m not sure if Big Creek Reserve is my favorite
landscape, it is defiantly one of them. I was in Big Creek Reserve camping out
and taking a class on preserving California’s environments through fieldwork
and research. Gamboa point, which was my favorite place that I saw when I was
camping in Big Creek, is technically just outside of the reserve and in the
privately own section of the Big Sur coastline. There were two reasons that
made me love Gamboa point when I first saw it; the first reason is just because
of how beautiful it was. Gamboa point is a hill covered in golden Slender wild
oats (Avena barbata) just over the
flog line above all the other deciduous tree covered mountains. We made it to Gamboa point a half
an hour before sunset, so the golden hill was framed by a colorful sky. The
other reason I loved it there so much was because it is one of the few spots
where the Fish and Wildlife set up a feeding spot for the California Condor,
which meant there were tons of animal bones scattered. The California Condor is the largest of
all North American birds, and while I was on Gamboa point a Condor circled
extremely low over me; it was an extraordinary experience.
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