Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Mountains
Books:
Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains
A fascinating human and cultural history of the Santa Cruz Mountains
from 1850 to the middle of the 20th century. The lives of the early
settlers and their descendants; a narrow-gauge railroad from Los Gatos
to Santa Cruz in existence from 1880 to 1940; mining, logging, and
grizzly bears. Tales of Patchen, Burrell, Austrian Gulch and
Germantown, White Wash Alley, Lexington, Alma, Glenwood, New Almaden,
and more.
Mama's memoirs: Growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains
Where Grizzlies Roamed the Canyons; The Story of the San Lorenzo Valley
A Trip through Time and Santa Cruz Mountains
Highway 17: The Road to Santa Cruz
History, photographs, current politics about this famous California road connecting Santa Cruz and San Jose.