Coast Trails by Mabel Plaskett
E.R. Sans, “Coyote Man”, Mill Creek Saw Mill Operator Father of Mabel Plaskett
EDWARD R. SANS is a Pacific Coast man, has been a farmer, rancher, lumber man, explorer, and during his early years d...
Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds
Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds Jade has been held in reference by ...
Post Summit Named for One Of Early Big Sur Settlers
By Mabel Plaskett Post’s hill may well be called...
Huge, Spouting Whales a Common Sight Along Coast
By Mabel Plaskett At this time of year may be seen along the coast one of the most memorable m...
Parishioners’ Labor Has Built St. Luke’s
By Mabel Plaskett It was in the year of 1884 that ...
Mailmen Are Important Link In Coast Country History
COAST MAIL SERVICE 1890-1961 By Mabel Plaskett Unt...
Dolan Creek Named After Early Coast Homesteader
By Mabel Plaskett “The new order cometh and the old order passeth away.” &nb...
History of Early Orchards Linked to Luther Burbank
By Mabel Plaskett It is a far cry from Lancaster, Mass. where Luther Burbank spent his boyhood...
Historical Pics
Author Bill Alderson “Bull Plaskett” Bill Alderson, aka Bull Plaskett as coined by his Uncle Cyril Plaske...
Aerial Applicators Create New Image
Aerial Applicators Create New Image Gordon Plaskett, elder son of Gordon Laurence Plaskett does a lot ...
Camp Pico Blanco Is Ideal For Scout Summer Activity
By Mabel Plaskett The rugged mountains between the...
Exotic Gardens Is Popular Tourist Stop Near Cambria
Exotic Gardens Is Popular Tourist Stop Near Cambria By Mabel Plaskett Old timers tell of r...
People From Every Walk of Life Lured by Coast Magic
By Mabel Plaskett Gorda Village is nestled in a sheltered cove just south of Point Gorda. Buil...
Pacific Ocean Holds Wide Fisherman, Vacationer Appeal
By Mabel Plaskett “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll.” &n...
“Old Rocky” – A Tale of the Mighty Hunter of the Lucias
“Old Rocky” – A Tale of the Mighty Hunter of the Lucias By Mabel Plaskett &...
Plaskett Creek Campground Is Popular Vacation Spot
Plaskett Creek Campground Is Popular Vacation Spot By Mabel Plaskett Long before the...
“The Red House,” Three Story Log Structure, Still Standing
“The Red House,” Three Story Log Structure, Still Standing By Mabel Plaskett ...
History of Coast Schools Part 1
By Mabel Plaskett A complete history of the schools, their locations...
Quaint Big Sur Inn Is Work Of the ‘Master Builder’
By Mabel Plaskett Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn is situa...
Mabel Relives Days of Her Youth Spent on Mill Creek
Mabel Relives Days of Her Youth Spent on Mill Creek By Mabel Plaskett There are many lovel...
Plasketts Among Early Coast Settlers
Author Mabel Plaskett Mabel Sans Plaskett was born in Coralitas near Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountain area of Ca...
Story of an ‘Empire’ Symbolized by Chimney
By Mabel Plaskett On the very edge of a high table land overlooking the sea on the south of Li...
Camaldoli Hermits Live in Seclusion
By Mabel Plaskett Nearby an open gateway on the Coast road just south of Lucia Lodge is a sing...
Sea Otter Population on the Upswing Along the Coast
Sea Otter Population on the Upswing Along the Coast By Mabel Plaskett &nbs...
Lopez Point Perpetuates Name of Early Settlers
By Mabel Plaskett Among the earliest settlers along the Coast of Monterey County was Manuel Lo...
Lumber Mills Once Buzzed in the Lucias
By Mabel Plaskett On the coast side of the divide where the Nacimiento road crosses the summit of the coast range a s...
Willey Cruikshank – Mining Was His Life
By Mabel Plaskett Early in the 1870’s. William C...
One of Few Remaining Jolon Indians Resides in Lockwood
By Mabel Plaskett In back of the George Heinsen home on their ranch near the little village of...
Saddle Rock Ranch Is Now Memorial to Coast Pioneer
Saddle Rock Ranch Is Now Memorial to Coast Pioneer By Mabel Plaskett “Who was Julia Pfei...
Jaime d’Angula: A Symbol of Man’s Right to Freedom
By Mabel Plaskett Many legendary tales are told of...
Ship Wrecks Stressed Need For Point Sur Lighthouse
Ship Wrecks Stressed Need For Point Sur Lighthouse By Mabel Plaskett In 1873 the S.S. Los ...
Tony Fontes – The Story of a Rugged, Fun-Loving Horseman
By Mabel Plaskett Among the pagan Indians who stole silently from the hills to hear the first ...
Henry Melville Attracted to Coast by Los Burros Gold
By Mabel Plaskett Many tales are told of the early...
An Old Landmark Lost with Removal of Mansfield Home
By Mabel Plaskett “This old house is getting...
Nacimiento Homesteaders Picked Real “Beauty Spot”
By Mabel Plaskett The drive up the Nacimiento River is one of the most interesting, as well as...
Tony Vasquez – Story of a Horseman
By Mabel Plaskett When Monterey was only a village a young man named Pete Artellan sailed from...
Pacific Valley Gold Claims Still Producing
By Mabel Plaskett Plaskett Ridge is a broad, open ridge running up from the south end of Pacif...
Pt. Piedras Lighthouse Keeps Coast Shippers on Course
Pt. Piedras Lighthouse Keeps Coast Shippers on Course By Mabel Plaskett Although shipping ...
California-Oregon Coastline Unfolds Majestic Panorama
By Mabel Plaskett We left Pacific Valley Sept. 27 ...
History of Coast Schools Part 2
By Mabel Plaskett Last month we told of the Redwood School–its early...
Pacific Hot Springs Lodge Is A Popular Coast Spa
Author Mabel Plaskett Mabel Sans Plaskett was born in Coralitas near Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountain area of Ca...
Mendocino May Plaskett Mansfield Water Trough Patent
Author Bill Alderson “Bull Plaskett” Bill Alderson, aka Bull Plaskett as coined by his Uncle Cyril Plaske...
Prized Possession of the Coast Are Its Big Trees
Prized Possession of the Coast Are Its Big Trees By Mabel Plaskett “The big trees and co...
Lots of Jade…Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds
Lots of Jade…Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds By Mabel Plaskett �...
View from Lucia Lodge Draws Thousands of Guests Each Year
By Mabel Plaskett In 1932 the coast road rea...
Few Drives as Scenic as Coast’s Cabrillo Highway
By Mabel Plaskett There has been some controversy as to just where the Big Sur Country begins ...
San Simeon Rancho Story Is Told by Mabel Plaskett
By Mabel Plaskett As long ago as 1592 the harbor of San Simeon was called “The Bay of Sardin...
Forget Your Worldly Cares At Nepenthe Restaurant
Forget Your Worldly Cares At Nepenthe Restaurant By Mabel Plaskett “Wherever you may go—New York, Mex...
Jolon Remembered as Thriving Community on Camino Real
Jolon Remembered as Thriving Community on Camino Real By Mabel Plaskett When Governor ...
Name of George Ames Is Etched in Coast History
By Mabel Plaskett One of the most colorful characters living on the coast in early days was a ...
Poems
Poem: To Pacific Grove, Salinas and Gonzales Rebekah Lodge
Author Mabel Plaskett Mabel Sans Plaskett was born in Coralitas near Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountain area of Ca...
Poem: The Paulsen Place
The Paulsen Place On the San Antonio River, Close to the mountain’s base, Under a sheltering white oak, Nestles ...
Poem: To Uncle Charley on his Birthday
To Uncle Charley On His Birthday Comes a day to bring us pleasure Rain or storm or any fate Will not keep us from ...
Poem: A Day at Wesley’s Spring
A Day at Wesley’s Spring On the ground beneath the willows, By a mountain Spring we lay I and my two fair compan...
Poem: To My Love
To My Love My dreams that only yesterday No magic could renew, Are quick with vibrant life today— And all becaus...
Poem: Wings Of Progress
WINGS OF PROGRESS All up and down our valley, Airplanes of every make, Like giant birds of commerce, Their daily p...
Poem: To The Ladies of St. Luke’s Guild – In Memory of Olive
To The Ladies of St. Lukes Guild In Memory of Olive These familiar scenes remind me Of my childhood at Jolon— Go...
Poem: Shadows – To My Sister Olive
Shadows To My Sister, Olive Often all unbidden as the years have drifted by, Visions of our childhood come to ...
Poem: The Driver’s Questionnaire
The Driver’s Questionnaire For years I’ve been a driver in An aimless sort of way; Somehow I always did get by...
Poem: To Peggy on her Twentieth Birthday
To Peggy on her Twentieth Birthday When first I held you in my arms, Oh twenty years are long— And fondly called...
Poem: To Michael
To Michael What can I say of you, Michael That hasn’t been said before? Sweet, adorable, perfect, ah, You have h...
Poem: King City
King City After two long years of roaming, I was stepping off the train; And the vision of King City Met my hu...
Poem: To My Dad
To My Dad To every one upon this earth it seems Some special one means more than all the rest. Deep in our hea...
Poem: King City High School
KING CITY HIGH SCHOOL Between the river and the town A high school building of renown Stands proudly and exult...
Poem: To Uncle Charlie and Aunt Elizabeth
To Uncle Charley and Aunt Elizabeth When, as a child, with my sister and brother, Light hearted, played in the str...
Poem: Prince Charming
Prince Charming Though for days has the last dance been over My strong will is playing me false. For still in ...
Poem: To Mary Kirwan
To Mary Kirwan Mary Kirwan since your visit, Although I’ve been lonely too, I’ve been happy living over Th...
Raw Research
Mining History Links to other sites – great pics!
Great pics of the Hobbit Cabin I hiked to as a kid with my cousin Betty Horn Marshall https://sites.google.com/site/h...
Links to Coast history
https://www.ventanawild.org/news/fe04/coniferae.html ALICE EASTWOOD’S“The Coniferae of the Santa Lucia Mo...
Bill Alderson, aka Bull Plaskett as coined by his Uncle Cyril Plaskett is the son of Marianne Plaskett, Mabel and Ed Plaskett's youngest daughter. Bill spent much of his childhood around Pacific Valley with his grandparents. At 13, Bill donned a backpack alone and hiked the hills his grandfather mentioned to see it on his own. That still hasn't changed as Bill continues to experience the Coast and works to build this site for his family, particularly his 4 grandchildren he hopes will come to love the area and the memory of his large extended Plaskett Family.