POST

Tours

• Djerassi Tours
• Wilbur's Watch Hiking Trail
• Rancho Corral de Tierra
• Pillar Point Bluff
• Johnston Ranch
• Cowell Ranch Beach
• Mel's Lane
• Wilbur's Watch
• Bair Island
• Windy Hill
• Phleger Estate
• Rancho Cañada del Oro

Djerassi Tours

For more than 25 years, artists and writers have drawn inspiration from the spectacular 580-acre Djerassi property near Woodside, with its magnificent views of coastal San Mateo County. A conservation easement, purchased by POST in 1999, protects the splendor of the Djerassi property by preventing development and redwood harvesting. Thanks to POST donors, this once-private place is now open to the public through a series of hikes. Funding from POST's purchase also created an endowment fund for the Djerassi artist-in-residence program.

2008 Walk in the Wild Annual Sculpture Tours

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program’s highly popular “Walk in the Wild” annual sculpture
tours are set to begin in April 2008!

Located in the redwood-forested Santa Cruz Mountains, the Djerassi Program will make the private 580-acre Program facility in Woodside available to the public on a limited basis from mid-April through October. Preserved in perpetuity through a conservation easement with the Peninsula Open Space Trust, the pristine beauty of the natural landscape and the panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean are spectacular. The walking tours also include a selection of the more than 40 site-specific sculptures created by resident artists on the property over the last 28 years.

The Program offers the public access through two types of guided tours: 4 Director’s Tours
($40 per person), led by Executive Director Dennis O’Leary, and 12 Two-Mile Tours (free of
charge), led by Program staff; advance reservations are required for both types of tour. All tours start at 10am.

A Director’s Tour typically lasts about 4 1/2 hours, covers approximately 3 miles, and visits
more than 25 sculptures, including an architectural installation, Estaciones des Luz (“Stations of Light”) by Seattle artist Mark Reeves. The tours also include the Artists’ Barn – the primary studio space for the performing and visual artists – and in-depth conversation and personal insights into the artworks. The Two-Mile Tours are about 2 1/2 hours in length and include approximately 20 sculptures. Both tours are strenuous as the trails consist of both steep uphill and downhill hiking, totaling approximately 300 feet of elevation. Registered guests will receive additional instructions and a map to the property in advance of their tour.

On March 4, 2008, the Djerassi Program will begin taking reservations for all four Director’s
Tours (April 20, May 25, June 29, July 19) and the first six of the Two-Mile Tours (April 3, April 13, May 1, May 18, June 12 and June 22). On June 3, 2008, the Program will begin taking reservations for the final six Two-Mile Tours (July 10, July 21, August 21, Sept. 6, Sept. 25, and Oct. 11).

For tour reservations or more information, call (650) 747-1250. You can also visit www.djerassi.org.