Trip Notes - The Pinnacles: High Peaks Trail

Photo: Ninja Warriors Keith and Cameron

Trail Head: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot, The Pinnacles National Park east entrance.

Fee: $5.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center.

Trail Head Elevation: 1280 ft.

Description: Moderate 7.8-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail with a short .5-mile down-and-back to Tunnel Trail before completing on Condor Gulch Trail.

Elevation Change: 1368 ft., some of which is repeated.

Weather: Mostly Sunny, high fifties.

Flora: Indian Warriors, Shooting Star.

Fauna: Deer, ground squirrels.

Birds: Many California Condors.

Dinner: Build-A-Burrito pot luck at Nick & Nina's campsite.

Participants: (30) Bobbie Ables-Smith, Rich, Rosie & Cameron Arcona, Keith, Brigette Comrie, Tracy Crowley, Steve Fotheringham, Debbie Gerhart, Rachel Golding, Shane Graff, Gary Guichard, Barb Hayes, Stanimir Henson, Denise Johnson, Jesse Karlson, Dave & Jackie Lederle, Tom & Connie Metz, Dan & Dora Robinson, Stafanie Rochow, Chris Ruffin, Nina Shah, Lynn & Bea Sousa, Becky, Eric & Nick Teberg.

Notes: Many Condor sightings this time. The Build-A-Burrito pot luck was beyond compare. The racing, prancing deer put on a show at dinner. The Sousas from Indiana have the distinction of traveling the farthest for an I/H hike.