McDonald Peak
Los Padres National Forest
Another weekend, anther peak to grab with the Hundred Peaks Section, or so it seems. Except this weekend is coming a little earlier and has a few more peaks. I think of it as "Alamo and friends" because that is the big mountain in the group, but the others are calling a "Cobblestone Complex Cleanout" because that is seen as the hard peak of the weekend. Cobblestone does stand out in the mind and actually is my main motivation to sign up for this madness. It starts off easy, though. First thing is a little jaunt up McDonald Peak. It is short and not even particularly steep.
Parking is a bit of a challenge for our group. There is really space for 2 cars, but there are 20 of us and we fit in 4 cars. It seems there are ways. From the parking area, there is a thin track climbing the hill. We gather beside it, don a few pieces of bright garb in recognition of the last weekend of hunting season, and start up.
It is just a short climb, brief respite, then a little more gentle climb to stand at the top. The small effort brings rewards of views and a benchmark. One might even think this peak bagging thing was easy.
But we have one more peak for today, so we cannot stay long. We head down again. It is a nice stroll downhill, too.
*photo album*
©2016 Valerie Norton
Posted 10 November 2016
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