Bottcher's Gap to Launtz Camp

(Copyright © 2010 Piero Scaruffi)
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Highlights


From start to end

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Bottcher Gap

Bottcher Gap

Bottcher Gap

Bottcher Gap


Bottcher Gap

Bottcher Gap

Trailhead


From Pico Blanco to the two Cabezo Prieto peaks, right to left

From Pico Blanco to the two Cabezo Prieto peaks, right to left

The Ventana from Bottcher's Gap

The Ventana from Bottcher's Gap


Waterfall along the way

Boy Scout camp

Boy Scout camp

The road from Bottcher Gap to the lodge


The road from Bottcher Gap to the lodge

The road from Bottcher Gap to the lodge

The road from Bottcher Gap to the lodge


Wildflowers

Wading the Little Sur river

Wading the Little Sur


or the footbridge behind the chapel

Views from the footbridge

Views from the footbridge

The footbridge


The footbridge is behind this building

Wilderness store


The lodge

The lodge

The lodge

The lodge


The lodge

The lodge

The lodge


The trail to Julia Pfeiffer park

The trail to Julia Pfeiffer park

The trail to Julia Pfeiffer park

The trail to Julia Pfeiffer park


The trail to Julia Pfeiffer park

Trail behind the lodge

Trail behind the lodge

Note 2E05: unknown!


Trail towards Pico Blanco

Trail towards Pico Blanco

Junction with Jackson Camp

Colossal deadfall on the trail


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Wildflowers

Deafall on the trail

Cabezo Prieto

Cabezo Prieto


Pico Blanco

Wildflowers

Road coming down from the east (not on maps)

Road coming down from the east (not on maps)


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Pico Blanco

Click here for the detour to Pico Blanco
The Pico Blanco junction

The Pico Blanco junction (the distances are completely wrong)

Pico Blanco


Pico Blanco

Bushwhacking

Launtz ridge

Launtz ridge


Leaving the trail and heading towards the South Fork creek

Bushwacking towards Launtz Creek Camp

Launtz ridge

Launtz ridge


Bushwhacking

Bushwhacking

Bushwhacking

Bushwhacking


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Pico Blanco

Wildflowers

Snake


Total bushwhacking

Total Bushwhacking

A heck of a deadfall


Fungi on dead wood

Fungi on dead wood

Fungi on dead wood


Bushwacking towards Launtz Creek Camp

Bushwacking towards Launtz Creek Camp

Pico Blanco

Bushwhacking


The South Fork cree

The South Fork cree


The canyon to go to Launtz Ridge

The canyon to go to Launtz Ridge

Somebody camped here a long time ago

Snake


Up the South Fork (not easy)

Left on Launtz Creek and the waterfall (almost right at the junction of the two creeks)

The waterfall from above

The boulder (200 meters later) that is a good reference point


What is left of Launtz Creek Camp

What is left of Launtz Creek Camp

Waht is left of Launtz cabin

What is left of Launtz cabin


Back into the South Fork

The South Fork

The South Fork

The South Fork


The South Fork

The South Fork

The South Fork

The South Fork


The South Fork

The South Fork

The South Fork

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(Copyright © 2010 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me