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On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:18:03 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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The Naciemento Ferguson road as I recall. Rode it many times back
when I was stationed at Hungy Maggot Lifer Reservation (official name
Hunter Liggett Military Reservation)

The road up Carmel Valley that comes out near Greenfield used to be
pretty cool as well.

del cecchi



Yup that's the one

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/california/Liggett%20sign.jpg

and my obligatory picture with cannon (on a tank this time)

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/california/tank.jpg

Another thing that makes the Naciemento Ferguson road a little more
dangerous than some.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/california/Target%20Tank.jpg

About 20 years ago, a nice new pickup went off the road. Still there
probably. Not much damage, but cost more to retrieve it than the truck
cost. I used to hunt pigs at Hunter Liggett. Because when Heast sold the
property to the government for a pittance, he put it in the deed
restrictions that the public was allowed hunting access on weekends and
holidays. Had been his hunting camp. The headquarters is a Moorish
Castle
that Hearst built for his hunting camp. Very steep drop offs on the road
to
the coast. When you hunt there they give you instructions to avoid any
munitions and to mark with a white paper of cloth in the area and tell the
MP's the area where you found the stuff.


We saw a lot of hunters going into Liggett when we were coming out on
the valley side.

Have not hunted in probably 25 years. But was a nice place to go in those
days. Used to be a great pizza parlor in Jalon, but Jalon seemed to be dead
the last time I went there. I think the troop draw downs killed it.