Crawling through a pine thicket. Completely relying on my GPS at this point to route me to the saddle (vs. descending into the canyon on either side)
05/06/2007 07:00 AM
Viewed: 23 times.
|
Down in the saddle ready to start up the side of Bear (into the rising sun). One of the numerous trail tags marked the route out of the clearing. (A decent amount of the trail tags remained from Dave, Dave, and Pauls trailblazing of this route 2 years back, and they were still quite useful)
05/06/2007 07:54 AM
Viewed: 24 times.
|
Looking back at the North Slope after the descent. Seeing this stuff from above the foliage never gives a true representation of whats underneath.
05/06/2007 07:56 AM
Viewed: 22 times.
|
The old roadbed continued (steeply) up the east side of the slope
05/06/2007 08:13 AM
Viewed: 15 times.
|
Looking up towards Bear Mountain from low down on its slopes. The old roadbed is on the right side of the shot.
05/06/2007 08:17 AM
Viewed: 22 times.
|
Looking down at Bear Canyon and (in the distance) the Fort Hunter Ligget Military Reservation.
05/06/2007 08:31 AM
Viewed: 22 times.
|
The pine at the ridgetop road junction. (I think I left my hiking pole under the tree on my return past this point) Stopped to eat breakfast in the shade under the pine.
05/06/2007 08:45 AM
Viewed: 28 times.
|
Looking back to Junipero Serra from the road junction. *Much* nicer day to day than on my 05 trip.
05/06/2007 08:45 AM
Viewed: 34 times.
|
Looking up at a false summit of Bear as I picked my way through the chapparal on what was left of the trail
05/06/2007 08:54 AM
Viewed: 26 times.
|
