Pinnacles April 7, 2002

What an extraordinary place! Unreal rock formations, an exciting climb up rocks and along a ledge at the top, bright swaths of colorful wildflowers, and a dark cave to crawl through. It was a 7.8 mile loop according to the map. The first 4.5 miles (up to High Peaks and down the other side to Chapparal) took us 3 3/4 hours including lunch at the top; the last 3.3 miles (including the cave) took us just 1 1/4 hour.

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The trail we took