Thousand Trails Rancho Oso Preserve
Our home away from home
One of the great views from the campground
The Stone Lodge, a former hunting house
Yes, water in the Santa Ynez River in August.
Old farming equipment
The 1845 adobe on the Rancho Oso grounds
Some type of old farming equipment
A nice August sunset
Mike's hike up the neighboring Arroyo Burro Trail in the Los Padres Forest
Poison Oak looks harmless, BUT......
The Arroyo Burro Trail, nice right?
Many of the webs found on the trail
Time to hit the wineries
So many wineries, so little time
A "artist" view of the Foxen Winery
Foxen Winery as seen in the movie Sideways
Mike's favorite winery
Deer drinking near Rancho Sisquoic Winery
A new winery, Riverbench
Grapes, grapes and more grapes
Heading to Nancy's favorite winery
Are we in California?
Such luck. This hawk just circling over my head!
Harvest time not until October
Vineyards every where in the Santa Ynez area
A resident woodpecker
The sign to the waterfall inside Rancho Oso Preserve
Yes, a small waterfall in August
The great view from the waterfall trail
Trail to the waterfall, nice shade
A real waterfall
So lucky again. Butterflys at the top of the waterfall
More butterfly photos
Again, butterflys
Rancho Oso animals....
.... more animals....
.... and more animals!
Rancho Oso Preserve and the Santa Ynez watershed is located near the old stage coach route from Santa Barbara to Los Olivos
A great place to eat in Los Olivos
Lake Cachuma is almost full, even in August!
