Nov 3rd, 2002 (Sun)
Photos from Sawmill Mountain, the highest point in Kern County, CA. This was done in conjunction with Mt. Pinos, the highest point in Ventura County.
| After the gruelling Death Valley Double, I made a detour to Ventura and Kern counties to do some summit bagging. Here is the start of the trail to Mt. Pinos. | One mile into the trail. As you can see by the treadmarks, this area is pretty popular with mountain bikers. |
| An old observation tower near the summit of Mt. Pinos. It used to be used to watch for condors, until condors were on the brink of extinction. A number of years ago the last condor was caught and bred in a successful-but-controversial program; there are now about 100 condors. | These are some of the north-easterly views from the observation tower. |
| Another view from the observation tower. | That's me sitting around. I was actually much happier than I looked; it was very peaceful up here. |
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