A girl always needs friends who drag her out on a 17-mile trail run when she's all mushy from a year of wandering aimlessly. Big Basin is just the place to kick the training back into gear as the scenery is so beautiful I barely noticed the pain!
We stayed in the the Big Basin Tent Cabins and I'm not sure it's an experience I would care to repeat. The campground was quiet enough as it was the way-off season, but I have a suspicion that the place gets crazy during the summer. The cabins were spartan yet clean and thankfully there was a pot-bellied stove in each cabin as the overnight low was a measly 35!
Keeping a close eye on your food is a must. There were six of us standing around the fire pit when a rascally raccoon grabbed a pack of pitas from the table and ran!
We ran out the Howard King trail until it intercepted with Skyline to the Sea. The beginning of Howard King was nice, easy rollers. At about five miles into the run it changed to exposed, loose rock with a really steep descent to Skyline to the Sea. It's really hard to enjoy the downhill when you know you have to regain the lost elevation!
Fortunately the return trip wasn't nearly as difficult as anticipated. Skyline to the Sea is a gentle climb on a nicely padded fire road following the creek. It was beautiful and so worth the effort!
If you find yourself in the Santa Cruz area you MUST stop at The Buttery. The menu was creative and the food was fresh, yummy and reasonably priced.
We stayed in the the Big Basin Tent Cabins and I'm not sure it's an experience I would care to repeat. The campground was quiet enough as it was the way-off season, but I have a suspicion that the place gets crazy during the summer. The cabins were spartan yet clean and thankfully there was a pot-bellied stove in each cabin as the overnight low was a measly 35!Keeping a close eye on your food is a must. There were six of us standing around the fire pit when a rascally raccoon grabbed a pack of pitas from the table and ran!
We ran out the Howard King trail until it intercepted with Skyline to the Sea. The beginning of Howard King was nice, easy rollers. At about five miles into the run it changed to exposed, loose rock with a really steep descent to Skyline to the Sea. It's really hard to enjoy the downhill when you know you have to regain the lost elevation!
Fortunately the return trip wasn't nearly as difficult as anticipated. Skyline to the Sea is a gentle climb on a nicely padded fire road following the creek. It was beautiful and so worth the effort!
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