I went up to Forked Meadow to visit my parents and help with some work on the house and on the Bobcat skidsteer. There is still a lot of snow in the shade and the meadows were all full of running water. Spring is arriving at Forked Meadow and across the Sierra Nevada!
I can’t remember seeing this much water before in Forked Meadow. But then again, I’m normally not there in spring.
Full of water. The meadows are looking nice and healthy right now.
On the edge of the marshy part of the meadow.
The water is really flowing along. I think this year we will be constructing some artificial beaver dams to help with soil retention and meadow restoration.
There are some nice ponds this year. There was even a pair of ducks hanging out in one of the ponds. And I heard frogs croaking!
Some of the installed dams and some of the natural dams in the creek.
Snow was in the woods all over the place.
The head of the cut in the middle meadow has advanced a little more uphill. I think we are going to do some significant work in here this year to try and stabilize it more.
Our own personal “Grand Canyon” is starting to fill in thanks to all of the work we’ve done in the area. I think we’ll do more work this year to help it along more. Maybe in a few years, we’ll be able to get some beavers to give us a hand.
This meadow is really swampy right now. Snow is still hanging around in the shadows.
At the upper meadows.
Snow in the woods.
Daffodils by the house.
Who’s my favorite kitty sister? Poofy!
My dad got a new attachment for the skidsteer. It’s a nice grapple that will help with clearing brush on the property.
We went down to the tourist wharf for dinner this evening. The harbor was really pretty, especially as the fog started to roll in.A bunch of young seagulls hanging out by the water.Looking out into the bay from San Carlos Beach.One of the NOAA boats and the Coast Guard cutter at the dock.The sky turned bright orange toward sunset.Our friend, the butcher who likes to fish.Danielle looking at the sunset.A sea lion friend.Heather and Danielle walking back to shore.
We went down to Big Sur to check out the sights and do a little hiking. The Bixby Creek Bridge is always a favorite.Wild, rugged coastline.The Point Sur Lighthouse.The support buildings on the big loaf of a rock that the Point Sur Lighthouse is built upon.When the sea comes up a bit more, the lighthouse rock will become an island.Down in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park along the river.Hiking through the forest.Looking up at the redwoods. I wonder how big the trees were before they were all logged.The clear, cold water looks very inviting.There was a whole flock of wild turkeys in the woods that kept gobbling at us.Hiking through one of the meadows.In a grove of big trees.The understory is really lush because of all of the rain we’ve had this year.Walking across a meadow.There’s that inviting water again.Sisters on the trail.One of the many gorgeous bridges along the way.I’m pretty sure some of those big boulders are jade.
