Exploring my backyard...
On June 13th I decided to go for a drive... That was it, no real plans. I headed south to Posey, a hamlet located in the southern Sierra foothills about halfway between Bakersfield and Porterville. From there I went over Portuguese Pass, a beautiful road that climbs high into the mountains. I took the road over to Tobias Lookout and chatted for a while with Mary Ann, who has been the lookout there since 1990. The view from the lookout is stunning, I would say it even beats the view from the Needles! I then drove over to Frog Meadow and although there is a great campsite there I thought since I was so close to the Packsaddle Grove that I should head over there. Well, I couldn't find a good campsite there so I drove over to the Starvation Creek Grove but the pickings there were even slimmer so I continued over to Parker Pass then ended up staying in Redwood Meadow Campground for the night.
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