I Discover Spanish Camp in Paso Robles
Although the Spanish Camp area is only five minutes from where I live, I've never explored it before. I had heard there were some very large homes there on acreage, but until today I never saw them. I found the development quite by accident.
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| It's a Private Home - Not a Park |
I was coming home from physical therapy and decided to stop somewhere for my photo walk on the way home. Instead of turning toward home, I just kept going south on Creston road until I saw what appeared to be part of a park -- the oasis you see in the photo above. It was on a corner, so I turned right and parked. Then I discovered this was in the yard of a private home. Each home had lots of land, and mature oak trees were scattered everywhere.
Up the Hill
I decided to walk up the hill in front of me, and on the way I noticed some goats at the very back of this lot. I had to catch them with my zoom lens, since they were far from the road. You can see the large oak right behind them.
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| Do You See the Goats Between the Fences? |
I could see the crest of the hill only a couple of blocks away (if there had been blocks) so I decided to check out the view. Once at the top I could see a long way to the west and south. This is the shot I will share with you. What appear to be large flat stones as you look down the hill are really rooftops of other homes.
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| Those are Rooftops -- Not Flat Rocks -- Below the Trees |
This experience and the discovery of the Snead/Rambouillet Trail last week shows me that even when you live in an area a long time there are still discoveries to be made and much left to explore that you haven't seen.
Have you come across any surprises in your own town lately?
