Marble Cone Fire
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The Marble Cone Fire was a wildland fire that burned for three weeks in August 1977 in the Santa Lucia Mountains high country of the Big Sur area of Monterey County, California including the Ventana W
Firefighters assemble preparing to attack the fire.
Los Padres National Forest
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Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land alo
Marble Cone Fire
…Sur, Little Sur River and Big Creek. Big Sur residents and members of the Big Sur Fire Brigade were severely critical of the fire management efforts of Los Padres National Forest supervisor Al West. The local volunteer fire brigade acted quickly as soon as the fire was discovered. The well-trained and equipped department responded…
Jameson Reservoir (center), Santa Ynez Mountains (right), Los Padres back country and Old Man Mountain (left), Reyes Peak (background).
Salmon Creek Falls, near the Big Sur coast, just outside the Ventana Wilderness.
Figueroa Mountain wildflowers, 2005
California condor soaring over Los Padres National Forest