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The cauldron supporting the tabletop was used for boiling beef to make tallow
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Scattered oaks stand out against the dry, yellow grass
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The hills here have interesting ripples
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The hills here have interesting ripples
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Laser-cut ranch sign
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Drying buckeye leaves make a palette of browns
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Pile of old split redwood stakes.
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Large oak
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This barn had two barn owls living inside
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One of two barn owls that flew from the barn
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Young cows guarding the truck.
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The San Benito River has lots of water even in late September.
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This deep place was a favorite swimming hole for the rancher when he was a boy.
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Barn, outlying ranch buildings and windmill
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Boar skull decorating ranch shed
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Pedestrian bridge over the San Benito River, built by the property owner
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Dense cottonwoods line the banks of the San Benito River
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Eric and large Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii, FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD
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Alice and large Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii, FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD
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Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia, COAST LIVE OAK/ENCINA. Acorns.
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Eric with acorn.
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Cottonwoods along the San Benito River
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View west down the San Benito River from Old Hernandez Road
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View west down the San Benito River from Old Hernandez Road
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Blue oak roots exposed in roadcut are shallow.
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Eric with male tarantula we found crossing Old Hernandez road i
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Male tarantula
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Trichostema lanceolatum, VINEGAR WEED
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Trichostema lanceolatum, VINEGAR WEED
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Lepidospartum squamatum, CALIFORNIA BROOMSAGE.
