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Figueroa Mt pictures
The route is the same 40 mile loop.
Started 6:30 AM, about 30 min, before sunrise-COLD
7 miles to start of climb, it rained the day before
Sun is coming up
MOVIE: short. Never Again hill
Sun getting brighter
Sun is higher, but not much warmer
Movie: short. A long way to go
Movie: short. Green
At least I had the mountain to myself. I only saw 4 or 5 cars the entire day
Lots of Green
Today, I can eat all the chochlate cookies I want and not worry about getting fat.
An overlook that is….
…. 1 mile from Ranger Station
Rnager Station for lunch
1 hard mile later, the false top, it looks like the top, but after you go down a bit, it is all up again
You can almost see the Pacific
The Santa Ynez valley in the background
You can see Lake Cachuma
Its a tough climb to this cattle guard, and you can see why. The road does not end there; its just the drop off
Finally the hill I have been looking for..
Movie; short. Last pull to the top
movie: LONG. Over the top & 1 mile down
Movie: slightly long. After water not found
Movie: short The GREEN season
Looking down the valley I will follow
You can see the road as indicated by arrows
Movie: Long. Down to the Saddle
Going down was cold, so I went back to my morning cold weather gear.
1st water crossing, covered in slime
Movie: short. Lots of water
Movie: Long. On to water # 2
Start of dirt road section
End of the dirt road section
There was about a 1 mile climb, but its all downhill now
This tree says you are off the mountain with only 13 miles to go
From Baseline it is 8 miles to Los Olivos; today with a stiff headwind
Finally back to the car and unpacking
Just some data
A beer at the Figueroa Mountain Brewery, with reading glasses to catch on todays news
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