I know it's not Saint Patrick's Day, but today the earth was wearing green for us. We left the coast, Highway 1, and headed east on Highway 46 from Cambrio to Paso Robles, California.
The hills were alive with the color green and it stayed that way all day long.
Last night we were parked on the beach in sight of the rock you see in the distance.
We headed over the hills and ended up in wine country near Paso Robles.
It was a beautiful drive. We stopped for a break at the Mission San Miguel Archangel just off Highway 101.
Then we left 101 and headed east on 198 where we then turned north to the Pinacles National Monument. While we were there, I glassed the peaks and spotted 3 California C0ndors. These birds have been declared close to extinct, but have been reintroduced into the wild at three locations. The Pinacles is one place. The birds were about a mile and a half away, but clearly identifyable by the white marking at the front of their wings. They are also much bigger with a six foot wing span than the commoneTurkey Vulture which I had seen at Borrego Springs.
The drive after the Pinacles was through farm and ranch country with lots of old barns and wind mills.
Also lots more green.
We ended the day parked beside the San Luis Reservoir just off of Highway 156 east of Hollister, California. Tomorrow we will hit Interstate 5 and head north to Oregon.
It was a beautiful drive. We stopped for a break at the Mission San Miguel Archangel just off Highway 101.
Then we left 101 and headed east on 198 where we then turned north to the Pinacles National Monument. While we were there, I glassed the peaks and spotted 3 California C0ndors. These birds have been declared close to extinct, but have been reintroduced into the wild at three locations. The Pinacles is one place. The birds were about a mile and a half away, but clearly identifyable by the white marking at the front of their wings. They are also much bigger with a six foot wing span than the commoneTurkey Vulture which I had seen at Borrego Springs.
The drive after the Pinacles was through farm and ranch country with lots of old barns and wind mills.
Also lots more green.
We ended the day parked beside the San Luis Reservoir just off of Highway 156 east of Hollister, California. Tomorrow we will hit Interstate 5 and head north to Oregon.
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