A little trip to the Los Padres National Forest west of I5 and east of Hwy 33. While there were no clouds the views were not too great due to a lot of humidity. Even with the haze we could see the potential for fantastic views. We could just make out the Channel Islands to our south and the snow covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada to our north east. They did not come out well on any of the photos though.
On Saturday we hiked some 15.5 miles/2700ft gain over Mount Pinos and on Sunday we hiked Reyes and Haddock peaks on an 8 mile/1500ft gain hike.
View South from Mount Pinos
Actual Peak of Pinos, Benchmark behind the tower.
Sawmill mountain from Pinos Peak
Big cairn on Sawmill Mountain
Mount Pinos as seen from Sawmill mountain
Still some big trees on Mount Pinos
McGill campground on slopes of mount Pinos
McGill campground on slopes of mount Pinos
Decaying lookout on Frazer mountain
View northeast from Frazier mountain. We could make out the snow covered peaks of the Sierra
Getting mountain water along road up to Frazier Mountain
Haddock Mountain from ridge east or Reyes peak
View south from Haddock Mountain
View south from Haddock Mountain
Mount Pinos from Reyes/Haddock ridge hike
Haddock Mountain from below Reyes peak
Big rocks on Reyes/Haddock ridge
rocks on Reyes/Haddock ridge
Tree on Reyes/Haddock ridge
Panorama from Reyes Peak