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Hike up Bald mountain in Sugarloaf SP, CA

We did this on the first day after we arrived in Napa. Bald mountain is in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.
On the way to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
On the way to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park		 The leaping Bengali!
The leaping Bengali!		 Heading out from the parking lot
Heading out from the parking lot		 Nothing but clear skies after the foggy morning
Nothing but clear skies after the foggy morning		 The Robert Ferguson Observatory
The Robert Ferguson Observatory
Waiting on Lower Bald Mountain trail for the rest of the gang
Waiting on Lower Bald Mountain trail for the rest of the gang		 Went to BHU together
Went to BHU together		 Flying up the hill
Flying up the hill		 Through the grass land
Through the grass land		 Perspective
Perspective
Determination
Determination		 Looking down Bald Mountain trail
Looking down Bald Mountain trail		 Photographer
Photographer		 Dried Flowers
Dried Flowers		 Random flowers
Random flowers
A decent slope
A decent slope		 Between two hills
Between two hills		 Unidentified Wild flowers
Unidentified Wild flowers		 Valleys and fields
Valleys and fields		 Waiting
Waiting
Berries
Berries		 Pods attach your clothes and socks
Pods attach your clothes and socks		 The team is up for the challenge
The team is up for the challenge		 A dragonfly in the picture
A dragonfly in the picture		 A wider perspective
A wider perspective
Interrupting the Economics lesson
Interrupting the Economics lesson		 Team KVIITM75 taking a break before the final push
Team KVIITM75 taking a break before the final push		 The team
The team		 Climb every mountain.....
"Climb every mountain....."		 Off we go once again
Off we go once again
The path once trod
The path once trod		 This guy deserves the prize for persistence
This guy deserves the prize for persistence		 Surviving on the dry slopes
Surviving on the dry slopes		 The hills are alive...
"The hills are alive..."		 Nothing but blue sky
Nothing but blue sky
Onward march
Onward march		 To the top of Bald Mountain
To the top of Bald Mountain		 Triumphant
Triumphant		 Not bad for a bunch of geezers!
Not bad for a bunch of geezers!		 There were enough cameras to go around
There were enough cameras to go around
Could be Berryessa Lake
Could be Berryessa Lake		 Quite happy that he made it to the top
Quite happy that he made it to the top		 Above the microwave tower
Above the microwave tower		 Serious conversation
Serious conversation		 St. Helena in the Napa Valley
St. Helena in the Napa Valley
Mr. Sony and Mr. Canon
Mr. Sony and Mr. Canon		 Starting their timers for the group picture
Starting their timers for the group picture		 Time for snacks
Time for snacks		 Solitary man
Solitary man		 Heading back on Gray Pine trail
Heading back on Gray Pine trail
The trail drops through the opening
The trail drops through the opening		 The trail was steep and treacherous in parts
The trail was steep and treacherous in parts		 A survivor
A survivor		 Looks like a bush on fire!
Looks like a bush on fire!		 Manzanita tree (I think)
Manzanita tree (I think)
Up the dusty Red Mountain trail
Up the dusty Red Mountain trail		 The side of the mountain
The side of the mountain		 A resting spot
A resting spot		 A man of action indeed
A man of action indeed		 Very chweet
Very chweet
Manzanita (I think)
Manzanita (I think)		 Under the shady trees
Under the shady trees		 Moss on a tree
Moss on a tree		 The trail
The trail		 Conversations in the hills
Conversations in the hills
Splendid vistas
Splendid vistas		 Its all downhill
Its all downhill		 Early signs of Fall
Early signs of Fall		 Drying up
Drying up		 Four
Four
Disappearing into the tall grass
Disappearing into the tall grass		 The end is in sight
The end is in sight		 Ground cover I have not seen before
Ground cover I have not seen before		 Who do they think they are - The Beatles?
Who do they think they are - The Beatles?		 Little Bald Mountain
Little Bald Mountain
The other half of the team
The other half of the team		 All together at the end
All together at the end

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