5 May 2012 Dorance Ranch - BSLT Event

Weather = Bright sunny day; no clouds; cool (about 60* F. Arrived 0800. Big Sur Land Trust member breakfast event was held near the top of Toro Peak (about 2,800 ft. above sea level.

The ranch owned by the Dorrance Family and is set among beautiful rolling hills and swails; it is used for grazing beef cattle (about 4,300 acres). The hills were lush with grasses spotted with spring flowers. Groves of California Live Oaks dot the property. Many balls of misteltoe among in the Oaks.

Sky Lupine, Red Maids, Blue-eyed Grass and California Poppies were sprinkled among the grasses in the pasture area. Two Red-Tailed Hawks circled high in the air, and several Violet-green Swallows flew from Oak to Oak. We also saw California Quail and Mourning Doves along the road to the barn where the event was held, just below Toro Peak.

Posted on May 5, 2012 08:54 PM by george2