Bottchers Gap
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Bottchers Gap is a day-use area, campground, and trailhead in Monterey County, California. It is located 7.6 miles from the Big Sur Coast Highway at the end of Palo Colorado Road on the northern borde
Ventana Wilderness from Bottchers Gap
Soberanes Fire
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The Soberanes Fire was a large wildfire that burned from July to October 2016 in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Monterey County, California. It destroyed 57 homes and killed a bulldozer operator, and co
Bottchers Gap
…the southeast, and the river flows along the fault for about 1 mile (1.6 km) before turning west towards the coast. The campground was closed when the Soberanes Fire was started by campers who left a fire untended on July 22, 2016. The fire burned through Palo Colorado Canyon in less than two days, destroying 57…
The Soberanes Fire burning along the coastal ridge on July 25, 2016
The final perimeter of the Soberanes Fire, October 22, 2016
The largest madrone in the United States was burned and possibly killed by the 2016 Soberanes Fire.