Capture California,
the Game-2012
Adventure: 008,
Hike 122 – Bishop Peak
Team: Thing One,
Thing Two
Date: September
18, 2012
Location: San Luis
Obispo
Hike Info:
Trail: Bishop Peak
Distance: 4.3 miles
Duration: 2:45
Elevation Rise: 1,327'
Description:
Thing One and Thing Two were looking
forward to doing this trail. We last hiked Bishop Peak when our son
was in college. It is always great to revisit something you enjoyed
before. The trail starts from the neighborhood. You go up for a
bit and then loop around the mountain. We passed through a grove of
live oak that was much bigger than the oak close to Cerro Cabrillo.
When we were on the other side we left the trees and went straight up
the mountain on switch backs. A group of firepersons were coming off
the peak on a training day. It was great to get to the top.
Bishop Peak is the last in the line
of Morros starting with Morro rock. It is part of the Nine Sisters
that represent a very rare alignment of hills, formed from the plugs
of long-extinct volcanoes.
For more information regarding the
Morros : http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/ninesis.html
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