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The shortcut that wasn’t

We planned the out & back straight right line. Ended up a bit off course.

The official trail / road

We were headed to the ridge-line down to the ocean, all off limits

As in No Trespassing LOL

We could easily see the ridge, but we missed the trail up to it

We ended up going by a very old storage shed

We got back on an old jeep trail that looked pretty clear

It soon got very unclear

..and it remained that way for a long way

This trail was once a paved road, bits of ir remain

Finely, we can see our destination

MOVIE: Almost at the Point.

Pt. Sal is a rough beach

MOVIE: As close as I want to get

I did bring my backpacking chair

So I could relax and drink a toast to Pt. Sal

We passed Lion rock on the way back

Lots of Sea Lions..

..and lots of birds

The ridge-line home consist of several hills all leading up from sea level

The trail as seen from afar

MOVIE: 1st hill, with lots of sand

The 1st hill has lots of sand

Lots of deep soft sand, makes climbing difficult.

The next hill has firmer footing

The path to hill # 2

You overlook the official Pt. Sal beach

There is even a Geodetic survey marker out here

There is also a Geonetics system that tracks how fast California is moving into the Pacific

Another dip between hills

MOVIE: The dips between hills are getting steeper

Looking back to where we came from

..an almost flat spot

In the middle of nowhere, there is a pipe coming out of the ground (lower right bottom)

I have no idea what it connects to ???

Finally the last pull to Amber Peak

At the botton of this hill, a hard left and we follow the cow path home we missed on the way up

We went back on the bottom almost straight line

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