Pinnacles National Park
We don't typically travel just to see a National Park. We aren't concisely "bagging" Parks, though if close we will always take the opportunity for a visit. I will mark certain areas on Google Maps as places that we want to visit. When planning a route, we look to see if we can include those "saved" places along the way. Additionally, we learned that Pinnacles was a release location for the endangered California Condor . A visit might include a sighting of this massive bird. The Bear Gulch Cave hike, in Pinnacles National Park , was one of those places. It is also a Park that came highly recommended from travel friends who have visited. They recommended the hiking. We planned our route to allow a visit. The Pinnacles is an interesting park in that you can access if from either the West or East sides but the only way through the park is via hiking trails. We set up camp in Greenfield which is closer to the West entrance. T...