Father’s day weekend, we headed out camping again. We drove south on 101 past Salinas to the Arroyo Seco area. That campground was full, and the backup was Piney Creek a few miles away. It turns out to be difficult to access on a single-lane dirt road, so it was free. Lisa saved the campsite for us, and we got there just at dark on Friday.
At the campsite Saturday morning:
Leilani sang “D-I-N-G-O, D-I-N-G-O, Dingo was his name-o”
Leilani loves “Blasblumen”
On our walk the first day: Elegant Clarkia
Hiking next to Clarkia
And more Clarkia
Leilani recognized the Sticky Monkeyflower
Andy found the Spanish Bayonette (Hesperohucca Whipplei) in bloom:
And Sonja spotted this Splendid Mariposa
Leilani took a bath in the creek
Then we hiked to the top of a hill nearby. Leilani pounded some chalky rocks to bits:
Andy took pictures. The upper white line is the single-lane dirt access road on the side of a steep hill—no space to pass:
Looking south at what is probably Junipero Serra peak:
