Pinnacles National Monument

This past weekend we went on a last minute camping trip with a few people from my lab two hours south to Pinnacles National Monument. I had never even heard of Pinnacles before but it was absolutely amazing! Basically combine caves with beautiful views and great hiking and you get Pinnacles. We did a big 10 mile loop around (the park is pretty small) which took us through the 2 main caves and up into the hills for great scenics. We were all really tired by the time we got back to camp, but Jon, Melinda's boyfriend made a super tasty dinner of teriyaki burgers with pineapple - a felt so spoiled after all that hiking!