Christmas Eve hike on Cerrro Alto

Christmas Eve Hike 

The weather was beautiful on Cerro alto 

The hikers were beautiful as well .

Below , the two ladies Nicky and Naomi 

both summited and were enjoying champagne 

both of these girls were from Morro Bay area 

The couple below with the hiking cat were visiting from San Diego

Cerro Alto in December

cool hike on Cerro Alto

on 12-19-17

my dog Sierra meets six dogs and the

 owners Anna and Bonnie of

Arroyo Grande 

Upon descending the mountain , the weather 

changed from cool to cold with much fog

Cerro Alto conditioning hike

12-13-17

Wonderful hikers with my dog Sierra .

I met this Paso robles Couple on the Cerro Alto trail

Sorry about forgetting their names but I sure enjoyed their story 

The young man shared that he was going into Marine Boot Camp 

and wanted to improve his physical conditioning by hiking .

Best wishes !

interesting people on Cerro Alto

12-9-17

Great hike on Cerro Alto 

My dog Sierra met some beautiful hikers

Scouts from North County SLO

smoke as seen from the summit looking south 

Ventura Fire 

sierra finds a half frozen snake , it was alive

sierra having fun

Cerro Alto Sun Set

Cerro Alto Sunset pm 

10-26-17

time 6:30

While descending from the summit of Cerro Alto I saw this young lady Shannon of SLO who

We were approximately 1/2 mile from the top .

She continued up the mountain after dark ., but the sun set was worth it !A brave hiker !

Cerro Alto , boy scout trail

Views from the Boy Scout Trail on Cerro Alto 

October 2017 

the first photo is the trail head , located a few feet south of the metal fence at the entry of 

Cerro alto drive way on highway 41 .

Note the Cerro Alto summit in the second photo .

The trail is flat for a half mile along the creek and then climbs 

at a steep 24% grade to the ridge with technical spots along the climb .

The trail takes you through a small forest before reaching Cerro Alto .

worth the extra miles 

round trip 7 miles 

Deer hunting season

It is deer season  again in the central coast in California .

Please be careful . Below is a photo 

Of a bullet wound on my dog Sierra 

Suffered in August 2013 on 

Cerro Alto trail . 

smoke on Cerro Alto

A scary sight when hiking on Cerro Alto 

Smoke on the horizon 

smoke and sunset

forest fire contributes to colorful sunset on cerero alto 

Cerro Alto 6-24-17

Cerro alto summit

 Was a cool day today with a gentle breeze from Morro Bay moving across Cerro Alto Sumit 

Time was 6 pm , temperature at the top 70 degrees 

Ashly having fun

Mountain lion scat and tracks on a busy ATT trail 

very unusual find on a busy trail

 

Catalina berry showing promise , these will be red when ripe 

Cerro Alto and Meditation

Meditating 

Yesterday while hiking Cerro Alto , I came upon these young ladies 

meditating on the ATT Trail .

6-20-17I 

I Additional info these ladies hiked 1.7miles and 700ft. Elevation gain while bare foot . 

Condor Trail and Cerro Alto



Tuesday 5-30-17 I met this hiker on Cerro Alto

He was hiking the condor trail and entered Cerro Alto from the Questa ridge .

The link below will inform you of his challenging adventure .

 

 

 



https://www.noozhawk.com/article/brian_sarvis_hiking_the_condor_trail_20170510

Moms's Day on Cerro Alto

I enjoyed my hike on Cerro Alto on Mom's Day .

I met this young family on the trail , I forget their names

 but I sure admire their enthusiasm .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Cerro Alto

Thursday afternoon I summited Cerro Alto and I met this healthy Couple at the top  ,

The young man had just proposed marriage to her . Beautiful day , beautiful couple .

I recorded their names , but due to wind noise , I am not sure I have the names

His name is Seth and hers is Brisa or Lisa .

Both are from SLO

Fast hikers and at the bottom of the mountain they left the

trail head via bicycles .

Congratulations .

 

 

 

below is a recording of this couple



Cerro alto

Friday was a rain day on Cerro Alto 

I enjoyed the company of Wayne Howard the camera man 

Cerro Alto

Interesting Hikers on Cerro Alto Summit

 

Yesterday I met these two students of Cal Poly at the summit of Cerro Alto

These girls are serious hikers and claim that hiking is their only sport

they have enjoyed some back packing   in the Ventana Wilderness .

Always a pleasure meeting youth enjoying hiking in the wilderness .

 

 

Cerro Alto

another fun day on Cerro Alto as I met this young adventures couple

Nathan and Brianna were on a honeymoon .

The close up photo features the summit and the distant photo is of them on a ridge south west of the summit .

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Interesting People On Cerro Alto

 

Saturday , I met this seasoned senior hiker on Cerro alto , always good seeing him

He used to always be accompanied by other old guys , however it seems that he

is a lone survivor . You go John !!

 

Cerro Alto

 

3-24-17 at the summit of Cerro Alto , Sierra ( my dog ) once again meets interesting people

,sierra loves attention and these girls from Cal Poly sure know how to spoil her .

These two Cal Poly seniors are on the left Lea and on the right Melany

.Both are environmental students .

 

Thank you ladies for the added excitement , hope to see you again .



Cerro Alto early spring

 

Signs of early spring on Cerro Alto , cyanosis , fuchsias , blue sage ,, butter cups  poppies , lizards , banana slugs ,Beatles , salamanders , all struggling for recognition , the mountain has an aroma of perfume . a gift to be enjoyed by all who climb the mountain .