From Logging Flumes to Creekfront Retreats By MaryBeth McLaughlin Long before the Santa Cruz Mountains became home to commuters, artists, retirees, and weekend dreamers, the creeks determined where people settled. Water meant survival. It powered lumber mills, supplied homes, and carved the canyon routes that would later become many of our mountain roads. In the logging era, wooden flumes carried water and lumber for miles through the redwoods, …
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