Pinnacles National Park, California
Pinnacles National Park protects 26,000 acres, east of the Salinas Valley, in California. Pinnacles was originally established as a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, and was redesignated as a National Park by Congressional legislation in 2012, that was then signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 10, 2013. (NPS)
The Team hiked through chaparral, oak woodlands and canyon bottoms. We spelunked in rare talus caves and gazed upon magnificent towering rock spires. The park was teeming with life; we spotted bats, deer, chipmunks and squirrels, raccoons, tarantulas, and numerous birds, including acorn woodpeckers and Steller's jays, quail, prairie and peregrine falcons, wild turkeys, and the awe-inspiring California condor.
Read MoreThe Team hiked through chaparral, oak woodlands and canyon bottoms. We spelunked in rare talus caves and gazed upon magnificent towering rock spires. The park was teeming with life; we spotted bats, deer, chipmunks and squirrels, raccoons, tarantulas, and numerous birds, including acorn woodpeckers and Steller's jays, quail, prairie and peregrine falcons, wild turkeys, and the awe-inspiring California condor.
