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Local Parks and Trails

The Debutante; Mount Taylor Regional Park

The view north–the fairgrounds and Memorial Hospital The Debutante: Taylor Mountain Park’s debutante party was February 23, 2013. On Saturday, I went to check out the county’s newest regional park. Taylor Mountain is at the southeast border of Santa Rosa. … Continue reading

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Doran Beach Regional Park

Forty-four weeks out of the year, Doran Beach Regional Park is not a pleasant place to stay. It is either cold and foggy, or cold with a vicious biting wind. Sometimes it’s cold and rainy. The park is on the … Continue reading

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The Birds of Crane Creek Park

First I heard the woodpeckers. As I said in a previous post, Crane Creek Park was very quiet, and the steady rapid-fire knocking of the birds as they drilled holes carried to me from the clump of trees by the … Continue reading

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Crane Creek Regional Park; Almost Alone in the Green

I had no idea that the land for Crane Creek Regional Park had been donated to the county back in 1975. I guess we overlook the things that are right at our feet. Anyway, a cold, cloudy Wednesday was my … Continue reading

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