16. Pole Mountain (11/20/23)

Hikers (11): Christina, Cogsworth, Gela, Hong, Jeff, Jolly, Manfred, Mihail, Qi, Ross, Steve
Distance: 17 miles
Rating: 3 difficulty, 9 beauty
Park info: Jenner Headlands Preserve near Jenner

Steve owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Qi, Manfred and Steve

Despite some intermittent rain, everyone made it to the summit. Linda--the reason we were having a hike there in the first place--was spotted at the beginning of the hike but took a shorter route.

Start of the hike, rare Linda sighting

Nice leafy trail later in the hike

Summit pic #1

Summit pic #2

Summit pic #3

Happy hikers

Trail closed--better not go there

Stealthy cows kept appearing from the shadows

Once below the cloud line, the views opened up

That's where the hike starts

Milestones:
Cogsworth's 1^st leaf
Jolly's 1^st leaf
Ross's 1^st leaf

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