On a beautiful cool June day Bill, Lori, Mike, Diana, Jason, and Sara packed into Mike's truck and hit the Pinnacles National Monument.
However, we neglected to check the status of the caves and didn't realize that they were closed until we got there. The caves are closed seasonally to respect the sexual habits of the resident bats. Fortunately, Cyberhikes comes to the rescue with a pictorial of the caves.
The gang at the overlook |
The gang (sans photographer) at the overlook |
Condor Crag from the overlook |
View south from the overlook |
The High Peaks and the Gorilla |
"The Gorilla in our Midst" |
Another Pinnacle panorama |
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The group pretends to hike |
High Peaks closeup, showing lunch spot under left crag level with pass |
Bill & Lori |
Sara & Jason |
Sara, Jason, Mike & Lori, oh my! |
The east side of Hawkins Peak |
High Peak's back side |
Lori shows no fear |
Mmmmm, fooood! |
Mike perches |
Bill climbs a rock |
Close-up |
The descent begins |
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You just had to be there |
Sara & Jason |
Valley wall |
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Bill & Lori at rest |
Bill & Lori at play |
We saw many of the wildflowers mentioned in the wildflower guide.
Bush poppy |
Venus thistle |
Unknown flower #1 |
Unknown flower #2 |
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