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Balconies Cliffs – Balconies Cave Trail Loop (Pinnacles National Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Moderate Hikes, Pinnacles National Park3 Comments

Balconies Cave Trail, Pinnacles National Park, March 2022 Talus caves—formed when crashing boulders fall into chasms, flooding the canyon with darkness—are an intriguing feature of central California’s Pinnacles National Park, which boasts two such pseudo-karst caverns. The most popular of the two is Bear Gulch Cave, most easily accessible from the east side of the …

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Juniper Canyon Trail to High Peaks Loop (Pinnacles National Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Pinnacles National Park, Strenuous Hikes4 Comments

High Peaks Trail, Pinnacles National Park, March 2022 So jagged, sharp, and forbidding are the towering spires of central California’s Pinnacles National Park that there is no road able to bisect it, leaving visitors to drive up to the base of the breccia wonderland—and then hike the rest. The High Peaks area, easily the centerpiece …

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