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Hazy Dayz of Demo

Want what he's having? Demo Dayz at Soquel Demonstration Forest is Oct. 25-27. Photo by Andy Armstrong/Creative Commons

Three days of riding, shuttling and camping in Demo Forest

Quest for The Storyteller's Hot Springs

The swimming hole near Indians—with rope swing and rocks for high noon sunning. Photo by Brooke Wright.

Chasing a rumor in Ventana Wilderness

Ultimate October Weekend

This little lady gets it. Too much fun!

You've heard of rogue waves? There's a rogue weekend headed straight for our heads—a weekend so freakishly fun, so supernaturally entertaining that we may never be the same again.

Google Doodle Celebrates (Closed) Yosemite Park’s 123rd Birthday

By Eric Johnson

Mmm-mmm Mole

Great giant dancing puppets! What's this? The Mojiganga dancers delighted the crowd at the first Mole and Mariachis Festival.  Photo by Hilltromper.

A huge turnout and addictively good food at Saturday's Mole & Mariachis Fest.

The Outdoor Poet: Ryan Masters

"Pave It and Paint It Green." www.rondalpartridge.com

"California"

Mole & Mariachis

The 200-year-old Mission Adobe at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. Hilltromper photo.

On Oct. 5, a heritage festival comes to the best downtown spot you've never heard of.

The Outdoor Poet: Claire Braz-Valentine

Rim Fire in Yosemite, viewed from Tioga Road, August 2013. Photo by King of Hearts via Wikimedia Commons.

"A Blessing for Paradise," "Walking Across The Hills Looking for The Horses" and "The Pattern of Things"

The Humpy Dance

Humpbacks 'lunge feeding' in Monterey Bay last Sunday.

A whale watching trip in the Monterey Bay right now will cost you fifty bucks but will leave you a lot richer.

Pajaro Valley Native Plant Fest

Hummingbird at a salvia plant. Hummingbirds love these drought-tolerant California natives. Photo by Brita Heise / Creative Commons

Watsonville Wetlands Watch is spreading the love for drought-tolerant native plant gardens this Saturday with a festival featuring music, fun and the wisdom of Richard Merrill.

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