Pinnacles National Park, California


Below: Rock "pinnacles" near Machete Ridge.

Pinnacles National Park

Below: We hiked through the Balconies Cave. This cave was formed by large (really large) boulders crashing down from above, leaving narrow passageways and completely covered passageways that were pitch dark inside. We had to use flashlights to navigate some parts of the cave. Here you can see the entrance gate to the cave which is locked sometimes to allow the bats to raise their pups undisturbed.

Pinnacles National Park

Below: This is an 'outdoors' section of the Balconies Cave trail.

Pinnacles National Park

Below: We watched two rock climbers ascend a steep rock face.

Pinnacles National Park

Below: One of the huge, impressive boulders laying around.

Pinnacles National Park