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Beautiful weather and an interesting hiker 

He carried his son three miles to the summit 

And then fed him lunch 

Compassionate hikers

I met these two young ladies Katie and Mills on Cerro Alto today 

They were very compassionate and concerned about

the welfare of a baby mouse and were taking it to a shelter .

Cerro Alto on a rainy day 3-11-18

rainy day hike on Cerro Alto , only met a couple with their children hiking 

I saw lots of salamanders and mountain quail  , a set of big buck tracks .

I had a great time !

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 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 . 

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 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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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 .

 

 

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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 !!

 

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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 .