Pinnacle Peaks

We took a ride south on hwy 25 to a national park called Pinnacle Peaks.


Unsure of what it had to offer, we stopped at the visitor center where we stamped our National Parks Passport book. This is a small notebook that we purchased many years ago when we were traveling in our little travel trailer. It lists all of the national parks across the USA and at each park there's an area in the visitor center and a stamp to commemorate your visit.

We purchased our annual pass to the national parks, bought a postcard and visited with the park ranger. She explained that the park was mostly hiking trails and a couple of caves housing bats. She also showed us the viewing area for the native condors.

We spent quite a while at the condor viewing area and were able to see an adult and a juvenile condor soaring on the thermals. These are huge birds with an average of a 10 foot wingspan. So, even from quite a distance they are easy to pick out.


Next, we drove to the trailheads where we could see the pinnacles where the condors make their nests. These birds were almost eradicated when they were put on the endangered list. It will take many years for them to repopulate naturally because each female lays one egg every two years.


This park is very well maintained and there were a lot of hikers even though this is the off season. We contemplated hiking but were not prepared for it on an 85 degree day. We hadn't brought water or hats, just cameras. So, we took lots of pictures and then drove back home. Hopefully, later in the week we will get back and hike to one of the caves.


The evening ended with a spectacular sunset. We hope all is well with our dear friends and family. Thanks for sharing our travels with us.