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Pinnacles National Monument Hike Paicines, California
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Preface: "Less than two hours away but 23 million years back in volcanic history,
Pinnacles National Monument offers a spectacular trek through time", Lisa M. Krieger begins
her picturesque article "The Pinnacles: A world away close to home"
in the April 29, 2010 issue of San Jose Mercury News. In late March 2010, the first condor
chick hatches at Pinnacles National Monument in over 100 years
(Press Release).
A hidden camera
takes still photos of the 26 free-flying condors at the Pinnacles.
Since the Bear Gulch Caves will be closed on May 15 for two months to protect the colony
of Townsend's big-eared bats as they raise their young, it was time to make a visit.
On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Hendrik, Connie, and I went to the
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines, CA on a four-hour hike. We came here
last year on June 14, 2009 for a six-hour hike on the Condor
Gulch Trail, High Peaks Trail, Bench Trail and Bear Gulch Trail.
(Photos of 2009 Pinnacles Hike).
Today we got here an hour early at noon and began on the Moses Spring and Bear Gulch Cave Trail.
Going inside the Bear Gulch Cave was an adventure, crawling at places without a flashlight.
There were tiny waterfalls inside the cave and one section had streams which I tiptoed
to avoid getting water in my shoes. Ascending the stairs outside the cave, we came to
a breathtaking view of Bear Gulch Reservoir. Hendrick wanted to get
home early, so we just did the Rim Trail and part of High Peaks Trail. Going around the
loop around the Condor Gulch Trail would have taken more hours. We left the Pinnacles around 4 pm,
and got back to Mountain View at 6:30 pm. I rushed to Stanford Cubberley Auditorium
and made the 7:30 pm event—
"Stanford Pioneers in Science: Roger Kornberg".
(Map)
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Wednesday, May 12, 11:48 am Pinnacles National Monument Paicines, California East Entrance from Route 146 We arrived at the Pinnacles entrance an hour earlier than last year. | |
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Wednesday, May 12, 12:08 pm Pinnacles: Bear Gulch Nature Center Psi-Tree at Pinnacles Parking Lot Greek letter ψ— quantum mechanics wave function appears in this tree! | |
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Wednesday, May 12, 12:45 pm Pinnacles: Bear Gulch Cave Trail Scenic view of trail ahead and trees in the valley Here is the pathway to the Bear Gulch Cave— prepare for darkness descent. | |
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Wednesday, May 12, 12:52 pm Pinnacles: Bear Gulch Cave Trail Two streaks of clouds like rays of light embracing tree on rock Tree on top of rocks zapped by two rays of light resembling Platonic Lambda. | |
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