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Slide 0: DSCN0714.jpg Pinnacles National Park, California, December 13-17, 2019 (Journal entry)
Slide 1: DSCN0714.jpg Some of the many pinnacles in Pinnacles National Park
Slide 2: 20191214_073804.jpg Hills of Pfeiffer Big Sur National Forest, as seen from Soledad Caaliforna
Slide 3: 20191214_073827.jpg Hills of Pfeiffer Big Sur National Forest, as seen from Soledad Caaliforna
Slide 4: DSCN0491.jpg Visitors Center, at the western entrance to Pinnacles National Park
Slide 5: DSCN0507.jpg View northward from near the Visitors Center
Slide 6: DSCN0508.jpg Oak tree, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 7: DSCN0509.jpg Rainbow, as seen from along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 8: DSCN0510.jpg Rainbow, as seen from along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 9: DSCN0514.jpg Vegetation along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 10: DSCN0516.jpg Oak leaves, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 11: DSCN0524.jpg Cone of the Gray Pine Tree, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 12: DSCN0525.jpg Oak Tree with lichen, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 13: DSCN0534.jpg Vegetation along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 14: 20191214_104954.jpg Boulder cave along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 15: 20191214_105038.jpg Stream flowing through a boulder cave along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 16: DSCN0539.jpg Dallas Abbott, with the fruit of a California Buckeye Tree, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 17: DSCN0543.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 18: DSCN0549.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 19: DSCN0553.jpg Oak leaves, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 20: DSCN0561.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 21: DSCN0567.jpg X-shaped fractures on Resurrection Wall, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 22: DSCN0575.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 23: DSCN0576.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 24: DSCN0590.jpg Toyon bush, with berries, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 25: DSCN0601.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 26: 20191214_113130.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 27: 20191214_113132.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 28: 20191214_113243.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 29: 20191214_113422.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 30: 20191214_114236.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 31: 20191214_114241.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 32: 20191214_114346.jpg Me (Bill Menke) along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 33: 20191214_115533.jpg Me (Bill Menke, left) and Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 34: 20191214_115547.jpg Some of the park's amny pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 35: 20191214_120907.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 36: 20191214_120913.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 37: 20191214_121359.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 38: 20191214_123822.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 39: 20191214_124034.jpg Me (Bill Menke, left) and Dallas Abbott, at the top of the ridge
Slide 40: DSCN0602.jpg Person standing at an overlook near the top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 41: DSCN0606.jpg View from the overlook near the top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 42: DSCN0613.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 43: DSCN0616.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 44: DSCN0623.jpg Hawkins Peak, as seen from the overlook near the top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 45: DSCN0624.jpg Hawkins Peak, as seen from the overlook near the top of the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 46: DSCN0630.jpg Gray Pines growing on the flank of the High Peaks
Slide 47: DSCN0636.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the High Peaks Trail
Slide 48: DSCN0637.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the High Peaks Trail
Slide 49: DSCN0640.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the High Peaks Trail
Slide 50: DSCN0641.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the High Peaks Trail
Slide 51: DSCN0645.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 52: DSCN0650.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 53: DSCN0665.jpg Dallas Abbott, pointing out slickenslides on a small thrust fault, alonng the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 54: DSCN0667.jpg Toyon bush, with berries, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 55: DSCN0668.jpg Toyon bush, with berries, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 56: DSCN0673.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 57: 20191214_124301.jpg Hawkins Peak, as seen from an overlook off of the High Peaks Trail
Slide 58: 20191214_125432.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the High Peaks Trail
Slide 59: 20191214_125456.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the High Peaks Trail
Slide 60: 20191214_125512.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the High Peaks Trail
Slide 61: 20191214_125515.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the High Peaks Trail
Slide 62: 20191214_125723.jpg Hawkins Peak, as seen from an overlook off of the High Peaks Trail
Slide 63: 20191214_131321.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 64: 20191214_131510.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 65: 20191214_132123.jpg Bushes growing amid pinnacles
Slide 66: 20191214_132138.jpg Bushes growing amid pinnacles
Slide 67: DSCN0677.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 68: DSCN0684.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 69: DSCN0684b.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 70: DSCN0686.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 71: DSCN0687.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 72: DSCN0694.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 73: DSCN0701.jpg California Condor (with tag labeled "0"), atop a pinacle, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 74: DSCN0706.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 75: DSCN0710.jpg Slickenslides on a boulder, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 76: DSCN0714.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 77: DSCN0730.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 78: DSCN0734.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 79: DSCN0739.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 80: 20191214_133606.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 81: 20191214_134906.jpg Oak leaves, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 82: 20191214_135807.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 83: 20191214_135927.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 84: 20191214_140131.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 85: DSCN0754.jpg Wildflowers, gone to seed, amid grass, at the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 86: 20191214_144926.jpg Oak Tree, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 87: DSCN0760.jpg Lichen on an oak tree, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 88: DSCN0762.jpg Lichen on an oak tree, along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 89: DSCN0768.jpg The High Peaks, as seen from along the Jawbone Trail
Slide 90: DSCN0770.jpg Vinyard along Route 146, near Soledad California
Slide 91: DSCN0771.jpg Soledad Motel 8, in the morning
Slide 92: DSCN0772.jpg Watertower, Soledad California
Slide 93: DSCN0773.jpg Wildflowers, gone to seed, amid grass, at the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 94: DSCN0775.jpg Wildflowers, gone to seed, amid grass, at the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 95: DSCN0777.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 96: 20191215_073626.jpg Soledad California in the morning
Slide 97: 20191215_073650.jpg Soledad California in the morning
Slide 98: 20191215_082753.jpg Bougainvilleas bush, at the Soledad Motel 8
Slide 99: 20191215_082809.jpg Prickly Pear Cactus, at the Soledad Motel 8
Slide 100: 20191215_093537.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 101: 20191215_093609.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 102: 20191215_095911.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 103: 20191215_100411.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 104: 20191215_100429.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 105: 20191215_100554.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 106: 20191215_100603.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 107: 20191215_101541.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, along the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 108: 20191215_102344.jpg Resurrection Wall, as seen from the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 109: 20191215_110422.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 110: 20191215_110439.jpg Oak leaves, along the the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 111: 20191215_111645.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, along the the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 112: DSCN0794.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 113: DSCN0843.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 114: DSCN0846.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 115: 20191215_111917.jpg Dallas Abbott, in a tunnel along the the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 116: 20191215_112338.jpg Me (Bill Menke, left) and Dallas Abbott, along the the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 117: 20191215_112400.jpg The High Peaks as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 118: 20191215_113552.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 119: 20191215_120031.jpg View east from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 120: DSCN0860.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir Dam
Slide 121: DSCN0861.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 122: DSCN0866.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, near Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 123: DSCN0868.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 124: DSCN0869.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 125: 20191215_120309.jpg Dallas Abbott, at Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 126: 20191215_120718.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 127: 20191215_120814.jpg Dallas Abbott, at Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 128: 20191215_121000.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 129: 20191215_121110.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 130: reservoir1.jpg Bear Gulch Reservoir
Slide 131: 20191215_121516.jpg Dallas Abbott, at the upper entrance to Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 132: 20191215_121527.jpg Stairs leading down into Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 133: 20191215_121545.jpg Me (Bill Menke), in Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 134: 20191215_121605.jpg Me (Bill Menke), in Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 135: 20191215_121605b.jpg Me (Bill Menke), in Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 136: DSCN0871.jpg Vegetation growing by a spring, upstream entrance of Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 137: DSCN0875.jpg View from the downstream exit of Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 138: 20191215_122836.jpg Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 139: 20191215_123101.jpg Dallas Abbott, in Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 140: 20191215_123612.jpg Face-like rock formation, below Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 141: 20191215_124124.jpg Vertical crack in a rock face
Slide 142: 20191215_124127.jpg Dallas Abbott, in a tunnel along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 143: DSCN0877.jpg Face-like rock formation on a cliff, near the downstream exit of Bear Gulch Cave
Slide 144: DSCN0886.jpg Oak Trees, near the Bear Gulch Day Use Area
Slide 145: DSCN0887.jpg Trunks of a tree by a stream, near the Bear Gulch Day Use Area
Slide 146: DSCN0896.jpg Cliffs of Bear Gulch, as seen from the near the Bear Gulch Day Use Area
Slide 147: DSCN0901.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 148: DSCN0904.jpg Vegetation, along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 149: DSCN0909.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 150: DSCN0911.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 151: DSCN0922.jpg Dallas Abbott, at an overlook along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 152: DSCN0939.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 153: DSCN0942.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 154: DSCN0945.jpg View east from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 155: DSCN0950.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 156: DSCN0958.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 157: 20191215_132424.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 158: 20191215_135420.jpg Scout Peak, as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 159: DSCN0850.jpg Pinnacles of the High Peaks, as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 160: 20191215_135427.jpg Scout Peaks, as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 161: 20191215_135507.jpg High Peaks, as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 162: 20191215_135726.jpg Scout Peak, as seen from the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 163: 20191215_142137.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Bear Gulch Trail
Slide 164: 20191215_144104.jpg Dallas Abbott, at the top of the ridge
Slide 165: 20191215_151522.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 166: 20191215_153211.jpg Pinnacles of the High Peaks, as seen from the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 167: 20191215_153226.jpg Some of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from the Juniper Canyon Trail
Slide 168: DSCN0964.jpg Oak Tree, near the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 169: DSCN0966.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 170: DSCN0967.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 171: DSCN0975.jpg Juniper Gulch Trail near the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 172: DSCN0976.jpg Lichen on am Oak Tree, near the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 173: 20191216_092125.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 174: 20191216_092211.jpg View from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 175: 20191216_092753.jpg Lichen on an oak tree, near the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 176: 20191216_092804.jpg View from the Balconies Trailhead
Slide 177: 20191216_093117.jpg Fost on wildflowers, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 178: DSCN0978.jpg Frost on wildflowers, gone to seed
Slide 179: DSCN0984.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Balconies Trail
Slide 180: DSCN0986.jpg Dallas Abbott, on a footbridge along the Balconies Trail
Slide 181: 20191216_093155.jpg Machete Ridge, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 182: 20191216_093348.jpg Dallas Abbott, on a frost-covered footbridge along the Balconies Trail
Slide 183: 20191216_094551.jpg Cliff, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 184: 20191216_094614.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 185: DSCN0991.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from along the Balconies Trail
Slide 186: DSCN0992.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from along the Balconies Trail
Slide 187: DSCN0994.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from along the Balconies Trail
Slide 188: DSCN0996.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, as seen from along the Balconies Trail
Slide 189: DSCN0999.jpg A Planar rock face on the Balconies Cliff (maybe a fault?)
Slide 190: 20191216_094932.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 191: 20191216_095138.jpg One of the park's many pinnacles, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 192: 20191216_095326.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 193: 20191216_100658.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 194: 20191216_100720.jpg View east from the Balconies Trail
Slide 195: 20191216_102102.jpg Footbridge at the downstream entrace of Balconies Cave
Slide 196: 20191216_102759.jpg Dallas Abbott, at the downstream entrance of Balconies Cave
Slide 197: 20191216_105716.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from the Balconies Cave Trail
Slide 198: 20191216_111533.jpg View east from the Balconies Trail
Slide 199: 20191216_111622.jpg Dallas ABbott, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 200: DSCN1036.jpg Angular clasts in the welded tuff of the park
Slide 201: DSCN1040.jpg Gray Pine Trees surrounding a pinnacle, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 202: DSCN1042.jpg Rhyolitic clast in tuff, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 203: DSCN1043.jpg Bouder on a hillside, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 204: 20191216_111700.jpg Cliff below Balconies Mountain, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 205: 20191216_112432.jpg Me (Bill Mennke), along the Balconies Trail
Slide 206: 20191216_114303.jpg Dallas ABbott, at the upstream entrance of Balconies Cave
Slide 207: DSCN1020.jpg Upstream entrance to Balconies Cave
Slide 208: DSCN1021.jpg Dallas Abbott, near the upstream entrance to Balconies Cave
Slide 209: DSCN1022.jpg View out of the downstream entrance to Balconies Cave
Slide 210: DSCN1028.jpg Cliff face on a hill to the east, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 211: DSCN1030.jpg The cliff below Balconies Mountail, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 212: DSCN1032.jpg Vegetation, along the Balconies Trail
Slide 213: 20191216_121221.jpg Dallas Abbott, along the Balconies Cave Trail
Slide 214: 20191216_121758.jpg Stream along the Balconies Cave Trail
Slide 215: DSCN1048.jpg View near the eastern Balconies Trail - Balconies Cave Trail intersection
Slide 216: DSCN1050.jpg Cliff face on a hill to the east, as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 217: DSCN1055.jpg Stream along the - Balconies Cave Trail, west of Balconies Cave
Slide 218: canyon1.jpg The Balconies Trail as it enters the canyon
Slide 219: DSCN1065.jpg Machete Ridge as seen from the Balconies Trail
Slide 220: DSCN1066.jpg Oak Trees along the Balconies Trail
Slide 221: DSCN1078.jpg Western Scrub Jay, at the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 222: DSCN1079.jpg Western Scrub Jay, at the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 223: DSCN1082.jpg The High Peaks, as seen from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 224: 20191216_123206.jpg Willow in a wetland near the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 225: 20191216_125422.jpg The High Peaks, as seen from the Chaparral Picnic Area
Slide 226: 20191217_160249.jpg View from a window of a terminal in the Pheonix Arizona Airport
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