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12 miles from Tassajara road in the Carmel valley through redwood forest but mostly high, exposed manzanita shrub type terrain. Elevation change ~ 4000 ft? Buddy’s dogs didn’t do so well on the hot rocky ground – full on blisters and general fatigue resulted in one or both dogs being carried in addition to packs! Sykes was really cool – hot springs piped into man-fortified natural hot tubs on river cliffbanks. 10 mile hike out through mostly redwood forest to Big Sur state park.

First backpacking trip (full-ish pack, overnight)! Only 3-4 miles in and out, mostly rolling redwood forest. Very mosquitoey. Mmm camp stove quesadillas…