Suggested headline for HR1349 coverage in The Onion-

Area mountain bikers partner with anti-public land Congressman to re-write bedrock conservation law.
(What could possibly go wrong?!?)

The Chronicle piece is pretty disturbing. Apparently Ted Stroll (ironic name if ever there was one) has never visited the Ventana Wilderness, has no knowledge of the steep, unconsolidated terrain here & has no understanding or respect for all the volunteers working so hard to restore & maint...

David has been found & is safe & soon to be reunited with his very worried wife-
https://blogbigsur.wordpress.com/2017/1 ... n-rescued/

Here's a photo of Mr. Laiho. As K Vandevere mentions below, please call Monterey County SAR (831-647-7911) if you've seen him.

For the benefit of this discussion, here's a scanned copy of pp. 79-84 of Paul Danielson's "Lost Camps of the Ventana".

(Note that the western Pine Ridge Trail & Terrace Creek Trail are currently closed.)

VWA is honored to be included in this year's Monterey County Gives! campaign. The campaign went live today (November 9th) & runs until the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Every dollar you contribute will be doubled (up to $30,000, thanks to an anonymous donor), PLUS a pro-rata match from M...

VWA is honored to be included in this year's Monterey County Gives! campaign. The campaign went live today (November 9th) & runs until the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Every dollar you contribute will be doubled (up to $30,000, thanks to an anonymous donor), PLUS a pro-rata match from M...

VWA is honored to be included in this year's Monterey County Gives! campaign. The campaign went live today (November 9th) & runs until the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Every dollar you contribute will be doubled (up to $30,000, thanks to an anonymous donor), PLUS a pro-rata match from M...

The Pine Ridge Trail closure covers Big Sur Station to the Big Sur Trail junction (a bit east of Redwood Camp). In other words, Ventana, Terrace Creek, Barlow Flat, Sykes & Redwood camps are all closed. East of the Big Sur Trail Junction, the Pine Ridge Trail is open.

At last! The Los Padres National Forest has finally reduced the Soberanes fire closure order. Most of the Ventana Wilderness is now open, although the western Pine Ridge Trail, Terrace Creek Trail & spurs remain closed (see attached map). Have fun out there, but be safe & remember that we ar...