Ghost Towns of Lexington Reservoir II: Alma The heart of Alma, a ghost town of California’s past lies submerged and mostly forgotten in the basin of the Lexington Reservoir along Highway 17. The outskirts of town are now filled in with forest and bisected by highway, but once this town boasted a grand hotel that served grizzly meat, an estate with trout lakes and rare botanical gardens, and arguably the world’s largest madrone tree. Established in 1871, the once bustling town of 200 was a welcome rest stop for stage coach drivers and a lovely getaway for San Franciscans in search of an adventurous weekend of hunting the elusive grizzly or fishing for trout in the Los Gatos creek. It was the mellow counterpart to its infamous neighbor Lexington, and for a time, it flourished. Read more HERE: bit.ly/1AQvgGK Like the content? Its by Mobile Ranger. See all our blog posts and check out our apptours about the Santa Cruz Coast. mobileranger. Please like Mobile Ranger on Facebook. Thank you!
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:00:00 +0000
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