
San Lorenzo Valley

Mountain Feed and Farm Supply (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Skater Dane Paquette ollies off the hip at the skatepark at Jim Keeffe skate park located at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The restaurant Casa Nostra among the redwoods. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Susan Archibald, a member of the board of Santa Cruz Mountain Arts, looks at some pottery. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The Howden Castle just off Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

A sign urging people to rebuild following the CZU fire. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The outside of the Brookdale Lodge (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The scene inside Joe’s Bar. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The Clear Creek flowing through the Brookdale Lodge. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Inside the Red Pearl (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

A street sign near Johnnie’s Super. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

A bear holding a fish welcoming people to the San Lorenzo Valley. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

A pizza from La Placa Family Bakery in Ben Lomond. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Debora La Placa of La Placa Family Bakery holds up a tray of homemade pistachio almond cookies and pumpkin seed almond cookies. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)