Tonight, I was watching the end of Huell Howser’s “California Gold” on KCET, when he went to a promo for Ken Burn’s series on the National Parks that is also running on the station. And, where was Huell for the promo? In the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA)! That is our home national park, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area'
Look, We’re on TV!
September 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Newbury Park, Oak Park
Tags: Huell Howser·Ken Burns·Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
An Oak Tree on a Morning Walk
August 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green
We are so blessed with magnificent oak trees in the Conejo Valley, that an alternate name for where we live could be Oak Valley. Or, we could use the Latin name for oaks, which is Quercus, except that doesn’t have as good a sound to it as conejo. About five years ago, I took a [...]
Tags: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area·Satwiwa
Run into a Mountain Lion in the S.M. Mountains? Not Likely!
August 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Outdoors
While writing the post about the new lion princess in the Santa Monica Mountains, I started worrying about the possibility of running into her or some of her kin while hiking. Thank goodness, I just read a press release from the National Park Service! In the NPS release, it said that there have been NO reports [...]
Tags: cougars·mountain lions·pumas·Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area