Fernwood Resort, Big Sur ...

[SFMCjohn]

We wanted to go see Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra, who
was playing Saturday night at the Fernwood Campground and Resort
in Big Sur ... wound up being a nice 300 mile, mid-January
sport touring trip ...

... here's a map link you can zoom in on ...

Marty O’Reilly grew up in Santa Rosa and plays fun music ... :cool


youtu.be/Lvn6nNDjZhM


youtu.be/ar3nlmGkIhw

arty

 

[SFMCjohn]

... we were on a 2015 Yamaha FJ 09 and a
1988 BMW K75s ...
both triples ...

... views along the coast ... the damage from last
winter had been repaired all the way to Big Sur, but
some bridges were still out to the south, so maybe the
traffic was not so bad ...

 

[SFMCjohn]

... I'd never been to Fernwood, but it turned out pretty nice,
in amongst the coastal redwoods on the bank of the Big Sur River ...
this was the view from our tent cabin ...

... firewood!

... and a campfire ...

... they have a good restaurant there, and we enjoyed the
food and the crowd ... not inexpensive, but I suppose
that keeps the riff-raff away ... :laughing

... we came home up Hwy 9 and had lunch at Alice's Restaurant
on the way back to Lower Haight ...

... an easy, fun, weekend get-away ... :ride

see you around
the corner,
-- SFMCjohn

 

[two wheel tramp]

You and your campfires!

Thanks for taking us along.

 

[1962siia]

That place looks awesome. Mrs1962 wold approve of that kind of camping! :thumbup

 

[SFMCjohn]

You and your campfires!

... campfire=ADV ... :laughing

That place looks awesome. Mrs1962 wold approve of that kind of camping! :thumbup

... think they have some “glam cabins” too ...
we tried to get one but they were booked ...
(heat and sheets and towels ...) arty

 

[CDONA]

I spent the night in a private campground in Big Sur, back in '75/'76. I can't say for sure but that "office" kind of sparks a memory.
What I remember, was settling in with the tarp off one side for shelter.
6 am, I got the rv generator and the farm report.
While I was shaving, I overheard someone complaining about tv reception. My take, maybe the same guy.
Not quite boondocking.

If you ever pick up a Sepia toned book cover with a title close to "History of Big Sur", look to page 118. My grandparents R. Rhyne, with my mom and aunt, listed as first US forest ranger there.

 

[afm199]

I spent the night in a private campground in Big Sur, back in '75/'76. I can't say for sure but that "office" kind of sparks a memory.
What I remember, was settling in with the tarp off one side for shelter.
6 am, I got the rv generator and the farm report.
While I was shaving, I overheard someone complaining about tv reception. My take, maybe the same guy.
Not quite boondocking.

If you ever pick up a Sepia toned book cover with a title close to "History of Big Sur", look to page 118. My grandparents R. Rhyne, with my mom and aunt, listed as first US forest ranger there.

Nice! That was in the thirties!

 

[two wheel tramp]

I spent the night in a private campground in Big Sur, back in '75/'76. I can't say for sure but that "office" kind of sparks a memory.
What I remember, was settling in with the tarp off one side for shelter.
6 am, I got the rv generator and the farm report.
While I was shaving, I overheard someone complaining about tv reception. My take, maybe the same guy.
Not quite boondocking.

If you ever pick up a Sepia toned book cover with a title close to "History of Big Sur", look to page 118. My grandparents R. Rhyne, with my mom and aunt, listed as first US forest ranger there.

That is so rad!

 

[SFMCjohn]

I spent the night in a private campground in Big Sur, back in '75/'76. I can't say for sure but that "office" kind of sparks a memory.
What I remember, was settling in with the tarp off one side for shelter.
6 am, I got the rv generator and the farm report.
While I was shaving, I overheard someone complaining about tv reception. My take, maybe the same guy.
Not quite boondocking.

If you ever pick up a Sepia toned book cover with a title close to "History of Big Sur", look to page 118. My grandparents R. Rhyne, with my mom and aunt, listed as first US forest ranger there.

... Ralph Rhyne?

“Historical Overview Los Padres National Forest”,
E. R. (JIM) BLAKLEY, Naturalist and Historian
of the Santa Barbara Backcountry
and KAREN BARNETTE, Cultural Resources Specialist,
Los Padres National Forest , 1985 ...
pretty thorough ...

... see page 64 for mention of Ralph Rhyne, "2.4.3 Civilian Conservation Corps Era":
http://lpfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/19850700_Blakley_HistoricalOverviewLPNF.pdf



... and yes, Fernwood Resort isn’t boondocking ... :laughing
... think our tent cabin was $110/night ... ouch ...
tent camping on the river, $60/night ...

... strange how our motorcycle careers evolve ...
looks like we may be trying to do more
sport-touring+music festival+camping in the future ... :dunno

... fun looking into the history
of Big Sur, thanks for the post! arty

 

[CDONA]

Yep, that is my grandfather. Lived into his 90's, many different jobs in rural settings. Last one as a ranch manager For Glenn Cornelius & son, a cattle ranch at the base of Orchard peak over the hill on 46 east of the 41/46 split where James Dean passed.

I believe this is the book
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Sur-Imag...1-1&keywords=Big+Sur+(CA)+(Images+of+America)

 

[matty]

That's some cool family history.

Looks like good times John.
btw, I sent you a PM.