Hike Balconies Cave and High Peaks Loop Pinnacles National Park, CA

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This report is from before I put more time into writing and taking route photos, so it may not be very helpful. I'm keeping it up for the memories, and will one day hopefully return to better document. Find other reports in this region.

Jun 1, 2014 — Pinnacles National Park has some really stunning rock pinnacles that reach well above the surrounding hilly landscape. This loop I decided to do hits a bunch of the highlights of the park. Starting at the Old Pinnacles Trailhead, I followed the Balconies Cave Trail through the interesting caves and over to the Chapparal Trailhead, where I picked up the Juniper Canyon Trail. This led east into the High Peaks, where I followed the High Peaks Trail as it weaved around the pinnacles using carved stairs and some fun trail construction. The trail descended on the east side through meadows, with panoramic view of the rolling California countryside.

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Looking through rocks to the formations far below. Just a fun perspective.

High peaks.

Gorgeous mountainside meadows at sunset on the High Peaks Trail

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