Rana Creek Ranch

"Rana Creek Ranch is known as a historic piece of land that dates back to the 1834 Spanish Land Grant, which followed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo when California joined U.S. territory. Carmel Valley specifically can be traced back to the Spanish expeditions."
From: Forbes

Rana Creek Ranch

"Carmel Valley was settled 2,000 years ago by the Esselen and Costanoan Rumsen tribes. The Spanish built a mission here in 1771, then parceled off enormous ranches to private owners by way of land grants. Today, Carmel Valley is still home to many cattle ranches, some encompassing thousands of acres."
From: NYT
Picture from: Rana Creek Ranch

Heavy rain and winds drenched Carmel Valley

Coastal Monterey County bore the brunt of heavy rain and winds over the weekend, which drenched Big Sur and Carmel Valley.
From: Monterey Weekly

Carmel River January 2017

The Carmel River approached 9,000 cubic feet per second early Monday and threatened to flood the mouth of the Valley but ultimately remained below flood stage.
“It was a very active event, lots of road flooding and a lot of trees down and sink holes developing”

From Monterey Herald 
Picture from San Clemente Rancho