Name of George Ames Is Etched in Coast History

By Mabel Plaskett             🔊 Listen to Post One of the most colorful characters living on the coast in early days was a man by the name of George Ames. Riding down the coast from his home in Santa Cruz in the early 1860’s he started working for Jim Prewitt...

People From Every Walk of Life Lured by Coast Magic

By Mabel Plaskett            🔊 Listen to Post Gorda Village is nestled in a sheltered cove just south of Point Gorda. Built against a hill on which clumps of Monterey pine tower, the little village of Gorda faces the sea where the turbulent waves dash noisily...
Mother Krenkel: A Coast Legend

Mother Krenkel: A Coast Legend

By Mabel Plaskett             🔊 Listen to Post The Coast Trail series would not be complete without the story of Margaret Krenkel who came to Los Burros in much the same circumstances as the pictorial...