47.51 California: Montana de Oro: Valencia Peak and surround.
After the hike, we absorbed the refreshing sights below. Part way up, the peak is behind the highpoint. After the clouds dissipated, that's a view of the peak from the trailhead. Still a bit of low cloud cover but insufficient to capture the beauty of the previous week when the fires and thick cloud provided amazing colors and formations. Easy, well-marked snaking trails not without snakes. This is an approach from another trailhead. We'll go around the current summit and head to the peak behind. Having a whale of time. (A little obvious). Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey