I've been wanting to do this one for years now. I'd been into Pico Blanco Camp before (via Bottcher's Gap), but getting to the summit of Pico Blanco was the goal this time. The trail starts out among the redwood sorrel.
And with redwood sorrel comes redwoods.
We brought our own lobster.
Really lush up there in April. But this beauty has a darkside...
...ticks.
Looking back down the Little Sur towards the ocean. That road in there is the 'private' road belonging to the Granite Rock Mining Company. They own Pico Blanco and word is that they don't like people traipsing around on their mountain. We tried to stay out of sight out of mind.
The trail follows the south slopes of Pico Blanco until it drops down into the camp. From this angle Pico Blanco looks pretty benign.
After five miles or so you reach Pico Blanco Camp. The camp sits in a nice clearing above the dark Little Sur River.
A little trail leads out from the back of camp...
...and down to the river.
Um, it is kind of nice down here.
After the hike, we spent a good hour just lounging in the filtered light, nestled in the rocks, listening to the creek and the falls. We had the place to ourselves, like usual.
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