We celebrated Gerry's 61st Birthday this weekend with a hiking and camping trip to Pinnacles National Monument, wine tasting in Paso Robles, and then hiking and camping in Montana de Oro State Park.
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| A sweaty 61 year old young Gerry |
We departed Los Angeles on June 7th, the birthday morning, a bit later than we had hoped. Still, we got out of town by 10:00 am and arrived in Pinnacles Campground by 4:00 pm.
What is
Pinnacles?, you might wonder. Here is my answer: it is an amazing place to hike, camp, and explore. It is off the radar of most people, which is good, for those of us who thrive on a hiking experience on paths less travelled.
Wow....what a hike! And then, we did another hike the following day on Saturday. We hiked a different route, which took us up to a cave.
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| I'm glad there wasn't an earthquake as we ducked our heads, passing below this narrow squeeze. |
After 2 days of hiking, it was time to "clean up." On Saturday afternoon we left Pinnacles and drove to Paso Robles (an hour drive I think) and checked into the
Adelaide Inn. The Adelaide Inn is fabulous. The staff is friendly and accomodating. We were in the mood for Mexican food, so we went to
Senor Sanchez,a local restaurant for dinner Saturday night.
We did visit a few wineries on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Our favorites were the
Adelaida Winery and
Castoro Cellars.
Sunday, after we checked out of the Adelaide, we drove an hour to
Montana de Oro State Park. We camped here and hiked on Monday morning, before we hit the road back to L.A.
What a Trip!!! It was so much
FUN !
