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The October issue of
Mountain Network News
Volume MMXXVI number 10
23409 Deerfield Road
Los Gatos, CA 95033
Telephone: 408-529-1431
Publisher
Kathy McKinney
Digital Publishing
Eric Elric Horton
Cover Design
Amy Sirota
Editorial staff
Deana Arnold, Ellen Bond, Gina Foster (editor emeritus), Karole Ishida, Jana McBurney-Lin, Suzanne Overstreet, and Neil Wiley.
Articles

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More than 4000 homes and businesses in the Santa Cruz Mountains
October 2026 cover: the full moon through dark orange-lit clouds
Our Cover
Photo by Faizi Samadani

Faizi captured this dramatic shot of the full moon, just before the partial lunar eclipse in late August.

The full moon in August is traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon, named for the lake sturgeon that were most abundant in late summer in the Great Lakes region.

Here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the thick, dark clouds created a gorgeous image that seemed perfectly spooky for our October cover.

Call Kathy McKinney at 408-529-1431 or email kathy@paralleldesign.com.
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