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Note 44.352 MOUNT-L 352 of 517 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 48 lines 14-MAR-1994 08:25
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Subj: Re: Pinnacles

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Comments: To: MOUNT-L%TRMETU.bitnet@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU

Date: 05-Mar-1994
Posted-date: 05-Mar-1994

The Pinnacles are great as a regional escape from the California cities and
smog--especially the San Francisco Bay area--but it has drawbacks as a
destination for a long trip. First, the rock is *unusual*, featuring an
extremely rough igneous-type rock with loosely cemented pebbles embedded in
the walls. This is nothing like we see in the Midwest...or anywhere else in
the country that I know of. Perhaps some Canadian mountain climbers would
like to draw comparisons with the texture of the loose walls up there... :-)

The scenery is beautiful, featuring wonderful hikes in the National Monument.
Camping is free *weekdays only* on the West Side (no camping on weekends); on
the East Side, camping costs at a local, private campground...I think $6 per
person. The East and West sides are connected only by the trails and it takes
hours to drive around. The weather is unseasonably warm now, but by the end of
March it ought to be nice!

In sum, Pinnacles is worth visiting if you are in the area. Good guidebooks
are available and in print (mine is at home, so no cites). The Monterey Bay
is nearby, featuring the resort town of Carmel, the Monterey Bay aquarium
(fantastic...built into the sea), and the tourist/university town of Santa Cruz.

But I would recommend, instead, focusing on closer warm-weather locales for the
Spring: Red Rocks (Las Vegas), Tucson area, Yosemite (Cookie Cliff and other
sunny walls at lower elevations), and Colorado climbs at lower elevations
(Boulder, Eldorado Canyon, etc). There's lots to visit and we are an additional
1000 miles of driving from Bloomington, past Colorado to California.

Gary Lasky
University of California
Santa Cruz
glasky@cats.ucsc.edu

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