China Grade Rd along Big Basin Redwoods State Park at Boulder Creek, California, scenic drive

2022-07-25 China Grade Rd along Big Basin Redwoods State Park at Boulder Creek, California, scenic drive Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Northbound 11:40 Southbound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bas... Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Santa Cruz County, about 36 km (22 mi) northwest of Santa Cruz. Big Basin is California's oldest State Park, established in 1902, earning its designation as a California Historical Landmark. Its original 3,800 acres (15 km2) have been increased over the years to over 18,000 acres (73 km2). It is part of the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion and is home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco. It contains 10,800 acres (44 km2) of old-growth forest as well as recovering redwood forest, with mixed conifer, oaks, chaparral and riparian habitats. Elevations in the park vary from sea level to over 600 m (2,000 ft). The climate ranges from foggy and damp near the ocean to sunny, warm ridge tops. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CZU_Lig... The CZU Lightning Complex fires were wildfires that burned in Northern California starting in August 2020. The fires started at 6:41 AM on August 16, 2020, the result of a thunderstorm that produced close to 11,000 bolts of lightning and started hundreds of fires throughout California. The fires destroyed 1,490 buildings, including in the communities of Boulder Creek, Bonny Doon, Swanton, and along Empire Grade Road. Fires burned in both Butano and Big Basin Redwoods state parks, where a number of historic buildings were destroyed, including the visitor's center at Big Basin. On September 22, Cal Fire reported that the complex, which had covered 86,509 acres (35,009 ha), had been fully contained https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/... Big Basin Redwoods State Park Reopens July 22 with Reservation-Only Day-Use Access