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Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2016

I Spy . . . New Hiking Trails!

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I spy with my little eye a new place in Hollister with trails for hiking, horses, and bicycles. Whooo-hooo! The place is called Mudston...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

What's Happening: Free Entry Days to the Pinnacles

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Tomorrow, August 25, 2016, is the 100th Anniversary of the N ational Park Service .   Happy Anniversary, NPS!  To celebrate its ce...
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Friday, May 27, 2016

I Spy . . . Bongo Drums

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I spy with my little eye bongo drums in the park on top of Park Hill .  Yes, you can play them. They make a pretty cool sound.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Saturday in the Park

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Got kids or grandkids? Fun is waiting for them and you on top of Park Hill. A few weeks ago, the Husband and I wandered around the play...
Monday, September 7, 2015

Enjoy the Day!

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Hope you're all having a great three days off from work! You deserve it. See you tomorrow.
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Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Dunne Park Rose Garden

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Many communities throughout the United States have a public rose garden. Hollister is no different. Our rose garden is located in Dunne P...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

All Things Vertigo in San Juan Bautista

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In this instance, not Vertigo Coffee, but Vertigo , the 1958 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Nov...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Music in the Park

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Saturday, August 29, 2015, is the date for the first of three upcoming free Music in the Park  concerts in Downtown Hollister. Everyone...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

A Sunday Flashback: The Man-in-the-Moon Swing

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Once upon a time, the playground on top of Park Hill featured a very cool swing that I knew as the Man in the Moon. As teenagers, my frie...
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Monday, June 1, 2015

The "Whale Park" in Hollister

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Valley View Park, also known as the Whale Park, has a lot going on for it these days. The once-upon-a-time grand park in Hollister is now...
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Prickly Pear Cactus

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Who else can't pass by the prickly pear cacti in the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park without taking photos of one or more of t...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Fremont Peak in Clear Sight

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I had no idea that Fremont Peak can be seen so clearly from Mission San Juan Bautista. It's no wonder Mexican Commandante General Jos...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

A Sunday at the Pinnacles National Park

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We are so fortunate to have a national park in our backyard. The Husband and I met up with friends last Sunday at the Pinnacles National ...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

The Rock Faces of the Pinnacles

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According to Cambridge Dictionaries online, the definition of rock face is "an area of vertical surface on a large rock or mountain...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Happy Mother's Day!

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San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
Sunday, April 13, 2014

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Every weekend hundreds of off-road enthusiasts drive their trucks, carrying or hauling dirt bikes and ATVs up Cienega Road to the Hollist...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Blending into the Scenery

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Don't you just love how the Hollister Hills SVRA painted their barn?
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

N is for a New National Park

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Just recently, the area got a new national park when the Pinnacles National Monument was redesignated as the Pinnacles National Park....
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

A Great Place for a Picnic

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The San Benito County Historical and Recreation Park is a wonderful place to have a picnic. It's also a nice setting for a reunion, a...
Monday, February 4, 2013

A View from Above the Historic Park

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You can do a short walk above the San Benito County Historical and Recreational Park, from which you can see some pretty good sights. It...