At the first creek crossing |
Lake Sonoma with Mount St. Helena on the horizon |
Crowley Lake View Trail around Bummer Peak |
Poser! |
A turtle along the trail |
An Eagle and nest at lake level |
BOATS, BIKES, BACKPACKS, and BIRDS - Updates from our Weekenders, O-Nigthers, and Single Day Sorties
Sunrise on the Caliente Ridge access road |
Higher up on the access road |
Looking back at Soda Lake |
Looking south from the trail head |
Another shot of Soda Lake |
Along the Ridge Trail |
The range to the southwest |
Caliente Peak is the the peak hiding behind the high peak to the right |
A high valley that used to be a cattle ranch |
An old corral and table |
Another shot of the corral on the way back |
Whats left of an old trailer |
Barbed wire and post |
Movin' on |
A nice section of the trail that looks out over the Carrizo Plain |
Hidden rock formations |
The final push to Caliente Peak |
Looking back west from the trail |
The last climb |
Summit Sam! |
The ruined summit structure |
A view north from the trail |