Double Cone Register Natural History Journal

double cone register

The Double Cone Register (formerly the Double Cone Quarterly), the journal of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance, was published online as an occasional paper on an irregular schedule from 1998 to 2010. The timeless content, from a wide variety of contributors, ranges from feature-length articles to haiku. The diversity of stories told within reflects the wide variety of knowledge one can amass from learning about the northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. Do yourself a favor and have a look.

Tony and his Trail (pdf)
1939 Map and Brochure of Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest
1915 - Handbook for Campers in the National Forests in California
Mimulus cardinalis (Scarlet Monkey Flower), and where in the California Coast Ranges did David Douglas find the closely related Mimulus lewisii? (pdf)
Over the Santa Lucia by Mary L. White
The Enchanted Mountains by Kate Sieghold
Two Pictures of an Unknown Bit of the Monterey Coast by Harold Fairbanks & L. Maynard Dixon
Exploring the Santa Lucia Sierra of California an article by J. Smeaton Chase
Feature Flower:  Jewel Flower
Santa Barbara National Forest Map of 1924
Book Review:  Now Go Home: Wilderness, Belonging, and the Crosscut Saw
Historic Maps, Part IV:  Maps from Land Case Map Collection at U.C. Berkeley
Gallery
The Last Word:  In Like a
California Coast Trails by J. Smeaton Chase - Complete Digital Edition
The Coniferae Of The Santa Lucia Mountains by Alice Eastwood, 1897
Historic Photo Photograph of the Ventana Backcountry c.1915
Historic Maps Part III
Place Names of the Wilderness:  Lone Pine Camp
Map Mania!
Gallery
The Last Word:  In Like A Lion
Summer Solstice 2002 Edition of the Double Cone Quarterly
The Devil's Staircase
Past Times:  The Big Sur Fire of 1906
Book Review:  The Arroyo Seco: The Central Coast's Grand Canyon
Yucca whipplei:  Mutualism in the Santa Lucias ~ A Poem ~
Placenames of the Wilderness:  Devil's Staircase
Gallery
The Last Word:  Trail Signage of Yore Part 2
Lyme Disease Everything you need to know about this nasty tick-borne illness.
Feature Flower:  Blazing Star
The Crash of Albatross 2128
Past Times:  Letter from Gorda
The Return Of Map Mania!
Gallery
The Last Word:  Pimkolam Vista a Poem
Public Law 107-370:  The Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 (full text)
HR 4750:  Title, Sponsor, Cosponsors, Timeline and Summary
Overview Map
Anastasia Canyon
Arroyo Seco Corridor
Bear Canyon
Black Rock
Chalk Peak
Chews Ridge
Coast Ridge
Little Sur
San Antonio
San Carpoforo
Willow Creek
Lobbying Washingtion for Wilderness
Stories from the Show-Me Tours
Land Status History of the Monterey Ranger District
Big Sur Region Earth Sciences Bibliography
Lottie's Potrero
Gallery
The Last Word Santa Barbara National Forest Trail Sign
History of the Monterey Ranger District
Discovering the South Coast Road
Wildflowers of Monterey County:  A Field Companion
Past Times:  Ventana Power Company
Map Mania!
Gallery
Importing Pigs to Paradise
Shooting Stars
Past Times:  Campers Should Think of the Others
Map Mania!
Old Coast Trail Part IV
Gallery
The Last Word:  Big Sur
The Coast Pilot
Sediment Yield Variations in the Northern Santa Lucia Mountains
The Coast Road
Mount Mars
Gallery
From Willow Creek to Cone Peak
Comings Cabin
Past Times
Big Sur to the Carmel River
Some More Historical Maps
Feature Flower
Lost Trails:  Old Coast Trail, Part Three
Map Mania!
Gallery
Carmel River
The Double Altar on Pine Ridge
"The Rocks"
Jets
Feature Flower
Pacific Valley to Castro Canyon
Lost Trails:  Old Coast Trail, Part Two
Map Mania!
Gallery
Miscellanea:  The View From Afar
Jojopan
Fu Sang
Feature Flower
Jolon to Pacific Valley
Times Past:  Early Reports of Black Bears
Lost Trails:  Old Coast Trail, Part One
Gallery
Map Mania!
Miscellanea:  Cone Peak Haiku
A Forest is Born
Times Past:  The First Passenger Wagon to reach Tassajara
The Coast to Jolon
Gallery
Feature Flower:  Thimbleberry
Birds of the Northern Santa Lucia:  Cedar Waxwing
Burn Species
Steinbeck's "Flight"
Some Historical Maps
Times Past:  John Klumpke's "Homestead" on Pine Ridge
Gallery
Feature Flower:  Deerweed
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Wilderness:  Old Girard Trail and Girard Camp
Lost Camps of the Wilderness:  North Fork Camp
Ventana White
Lucia
Unique and Noteworthy Plants of the Santa Lucia Mountains
Invasive Exotic Plants Series
Our Threatened Monterey Pines
Impressive Specimens Series
High Places of the Ventana
Times Past:  A History of The Caves Ranch
Gallery
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Wilderness:  Coast Ridge Trail to the Coast at Hot Springs Canyon
Lost Camps of the Wilderness:  Buckhorn Spring Camp
Birds of the Northern Santa Lucia:  Spotted Towhee
Feature Flower:  Chaparral Virgin's Bower
The Last Word In Doolan's Hole
Opinion
Some Sayings are Worth the Price of a Walk
Unique and Noteworthy Plants of the Santa Lucia Mountains
Invasive Exotic Plants Series
A Day's Season on the Mountain
Santa Lucia Flash Flood
Times Past:  The "Grizzly Bear" of 1913
Gallery
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Wilderness:  Turner Creek Gap to Comings Cabin
Lost Camps of the Wilderness:  Lower San Antonia Public Camp
Placenames of the Wilderness:  Mount Manuel
Birds of the Northern Santa Lucia:  Acorn Woodpecker
Feature Flower:  Santa Lucia Sticky Monkeyflower
The Last Word:  Blending Together
Letters
Unique and Noteworthy Plants of the Santa Lucia Mountains
Invasive Exotic Plants Series
The Tarantula
Times Past:  Junipero Serra Peak
Gallery
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Wilderness:  Anderson Canyon Trail
Lost Camps of the Wilderness:  Johnson Canyon Public Camp
Placenames of the Wilderness:  Pear Orchard
Feature Flower:  Fairy Lanterns
An Addendum on the Botanical History of Santa Lucia Fir, Abies bracteata , with Excerpts from the Notes and Letters of Early Collectors.
Invasive Plants in Big Sur Wildlands
Sovranes Spring Renewal
Belle's Story
Gallery
Times Past:  A Trip to the Hot Springs, 1869
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Wilderness:  Lone Pine to Hiding Canyon Camp
Lost Camps of the Wilderness:  Horse Canyon Public Camp
Placenames of the Wilderness:  Ventana Double Cone Lookout
Perfect Pattern of Sylvan Perfection: The Rare Santa Lucia Fir
California Coast Trails
A Pico Blanco Solstice
Map Mania
Lost Trails of the Ventana:  Lost Valley to Higgins Camp and the Marble Peak Trail
Placenames of the Wilderness:  Dutra Flats
Feature Flower:  Leopard Lily
Letters
Map Mania
The Wilderness Act
Lost Trails of the Ventana:  Sulphur Springs to Clover Basin Trail
Placenames of the Ventana:  Launtz Creek Camp
The Boronda Trail
Going After Azevedo
Odds and Ends:  Pre-attack Graffiti