#Santa Cruz Mountains

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Turret spider burrows

These unique spiders, found only in California, build small towers out of soil, plant matter, and silk. Each turret houses one spider, and the structure serves to both protect the spider and to help it detect vibrations from prey. Turret spiders are nocturnal, so it's rare to actually see one.

Their closest relatives are tarantulas and trapdoor spiders, which together form the mygalomorphs, a relatively "primitive" lineage of spiders.

Atypoides riversi, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

[crownmoto]

[originalgravity]

[whilereadingandwalking]

What a view to read by…

[mari-writes]

Hiking the ruins of Henry Miller’s Estate — Mt. Madonna County Park, Santa Clara County, CA

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Home ⛰️

[baph0m3t]

Corralitos, CA

[ivegotsomeknives]

Sunset, Santa Cruz Mountains, California.

[eugenionegro]

Garbage Litter Removed From Castle Rock SP

Removed this nasty bit of litter from a struggling madrone in Castle Rock over the weekend. I don’t know why “access” only means further damaging the recovering nature with junk, nor why all these “access” nonprofits don’t use their $$$voice$$$ to influence the situation. Fug your trash sculptures, fug your geocaches!!! State Parks for the trees!!

[marclevytoo]

from no beginning to no end

The lowest though not least common denominator is water. It’s so low that a great deal of it is deep below the ground. Or at least it used to be. But now so much of it is going, going, and nearly gone. That’s why everyone wants it so bad.An occupying army of rapacious techno-yuppie dweebs with no aesthetic genes are invading across the Santa Cruz Mountains from Silicon Valley to pillage the…

[crownmoto]

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[fictionz]

Coastal California chose well during this hike.

[wine-porn]

JD in the SCM

Not a huge suprise when you cram your nose into this thing–I mean: name another region you’d unfalteringly take a blind chance on a comletely unknown producer and wine–even at a reasonable price; maybe even ESPECIALLY at a reasonable price, and figure your odds are better-than-average? Santa Cruz Mountains. End of conversation. Stupidly, STUPIDLY good bouquet: All mint and eucalyptus and gravely…

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