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Summer in Full Swing | July 2025

July 1, 2025July 13, 2025 slvpost.com

By Mary Andersen and Julie Horner Welcome to the July edition of the San Lorenzo Valley Post, your essential guide to life in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Summer is in full swing, and the San Lorenzo Valley is abuzz with excitement. The Vision Plan for Big Basin Redwoods State Park is coming to life, with progress toward a fuller reopening… Read More

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Free Spirits

July 1, 2024July 29, 2024 Mary Andersen and Julie Horner0 comment

By Julie Horner and Mary Andersen There’s something about this summer so far that seems more free spirited; like we have the option to stretch our imaginations (and our legs) a bit more than we have in recent years. Temps have been delightfully warm, perfect for lingering in the garden with the morning cup of joe or lounging with friends… Read More

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Resolution

January 1, 2024February 3, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner and Mary Andersen The still of winter is a conscious thing. In the lee of Ben Lomond Mountain shadows are resolute, the treetops shrouded in mist. Crisp walks beneath dripping boughs bolster the imagination, and there is much to look forward to as we enter this new year. Each of us has a chance with this symbolic… Read More

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Ever Changing Skies | September 2023 Welcome

September 1, 2023September 19, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner and Mary Andersen September is a glorious time to enjoy living and playing in the Santa Cruz Mountains! The best of the summer warmth; sometimes a few clouds to cool things off. And the air smells sweet with the summer’s harvest and ruddy duff from deep within the forest. The last of the naked ladies (Amaryllis belladonna),… Read More

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New Beginnings | January 2023

January 1, 2023September 21, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner and Mary Andersen 2023 ushers in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit embodying calm, fluidity, and contemplation. Looking forward, we’re encouraged to develop a list of “resolutions” to be better people. It’s when we promise ourselves we’ll improve our health routines, declutter our living spaces, and find ways to be more efficient in our daily lives. We… Read More

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Editorial: Coming Together One Year Later for a CZU Community Remembrance

August 12, 2021June 20, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner After days of unnaturally scorching heat, mountain residents found themselves awakened pre-dawn by a ferocious wind. Suddenly the sky was alight, and the sound of thunder heralded an odd stillness. Some rushed outside with their children to watch the lightning. Others slept through the display. The National Weather Service estimated there were some 2,500 lightning strikes in… Read More

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Summer in Full Swing

July 1, 2021July 9, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner July 1, 2021 The Santa Cruz Mountains are vibrant with birdsong and the sounds of human endeavoring; warm days, windows flung wide, followed by foggy nights, the Big Dipper dancing in and out of view among winking stars in a silent forest. The air is fresh, the breeze is gentle. From everywhere music flows. Gratitude to be… Read More

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No More Tiers

June 1, 2021July 6, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mary Andersen and Julie Horner| June 1, 2021 By June 15, 2021, physical distancing mandates and capacity limitations will be lifted. Face coverings and travel restrictions will be dropped. Like one door closing and another opening, we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, regroup, reassign our energy, and redeploy. The next chapter includes hugs and laughter, things we took… Read More

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Like Bright Bulbs in a String of Patio Lights

May 1, 2021July 9, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner May 1, 2021 One by one live music venues wink awake as the weather warms and we begin to put the pandemic behind us. Mountain residents are venturing out, and visitors are beginning to find their way back. From Zayante to Boulder Creek, Bonny Doon to Davenport, each town, if seen from space, would appear like a… Read More

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April 2021 Headlong into Spring

April 1, 2021April 12, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner As Santa Cruz County moves into the orange tier of California’s blueprint for reopening in the now yearlong fight against the novel coronavirus, every move we make as a community must be determined and focused. It’s been messy. Here is where continued conscientious conduct will pull us through this incredible moment in history. Pop-up gathering places, wineries,… Read More