Fort Ligget |
The fort |
The first creek crossing |
The second creek crossing |
The dead end |
The dead end |
The dead end |
The only sign announcing the trailhead (turn into this unpaved road which dead ends in 100 meters) |
The trail sign |
The parking lot |
The trailhead |
You can see the peak from the beginnin |
The trailhead (heading for the lookout - multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance) |
Detour to Tooth Rock |
Detour to Tooth Rock |
Detour to Tooth Rock |
Detour to Tooth Rock |
Detour to Tooth Rock |
The correct direction of the hike (back from the detour) |
The junction (go left) |
Go left |
Rock formations |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Through the meadows |
Wildflowers |
Yucca flower |
The trail |
Wildflowers |
The trail |
Snake |
Snake |
Wildflowers |
First sign in 2007 (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances) |
Carbonized remains of the first junction to Arroyo Seco in 2017 |
Wildflowers |
Wilderness |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
The trail |
Looking back |
Wildflower |
Looking back |
Wildflowers |
Second sign in 2007 (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances) |
Second sign in 2007 |
The second junction with the Arroyo Seco route but in 2017 the left turn was not listed anymore |
View southwest |
The trail |
Junipero Serra Peak |
Junipero Serra Peak |
Wildflowers |
Looking back |
View southwest |
View southwest |
Wilderness ahead |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
Wilderness |
View west |
View west |
You can see the valley we came from |
You can see the valley we came from |
Looking back |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
Wildflowers |
Yucca |
Yucca |
Wilderness |
The trail |
Entering the forest |
In the forest |
Giant pine cone |
Giant pine cone |
Water sign |
On one side shrubs |
On the other side pines |
On the other side pines |
The biggest pine cone of the day |
Giant pine cones |
Giant pine cones |
Giant pine cones |
In the forest |
In the forest |
In the forest |
In the forest |
Views north |
Views north |
Wilderness |
The trail barely visible |
Almost at the top |
Almost at the top |
The lookout |
At the lookout |
Views |
Views |
Lookout tower |
Fog on the ocean to the west |
View southwest from the lookout (the highest point is the Cone) |
The lookout in 2017 |
The lookout in 2017 |
The lookout in 2017 |
The lookout in 2017 |
Cabin |
Cabin |
The cabin in 2017 |
Towards the summit |
Towards the summit |
Giant pine cone |
Giant pine cone |
The summit |
The summit |
Cone Peak |
The valley and Cone Peak |
Looking west |
View northeast |
Looking west |
Cone Peak and the valley |
Pine cones |