{"id":13478,"date":"2021-05-22T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=13478"},"modified":"2021-06-14T00:38:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T07:38:49","slug":"bald-rock-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/bald-rock-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Rock California"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15641\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15641\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/decimated.jpg\" alt=\"decimated\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/decimated.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/decimated-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/decimated-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decimated forest at Bald Rock: Trail Closed 2020-2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13125\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bigbaldrocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13125\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bigbaldrocks-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"bigbaldrocks\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bigbaldrocks.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bigbaldrocks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bigbaldrocks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bald Rock, North Sierra Nevada Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Big Bald Rock<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">elevation: 3350&#8242;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>2021: CLOSED due to wildfire damage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Rock Trailhead, Berry Creek, CA<br \/>\n<\/strong>Located above <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=340\">Lake Oroville<\/a> and near the Middle Fork of the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/feather-river-california\/\">Feather River<\/a>, this well known trailhead is a 1 mile (short, steep &amp; sweet) climb on top of granite rocks &#8211; to a wonderful view over the North Sacramento Valley. Dirt parking lot w\/ bathroom in a forested setting. \u00a0Can get muddy during winter. Seasonal creek runs along first part of the hiking trail. Locals like to party here at night. Families hike during daylight and sunset hour. \u00a0Trailhead sign is well marked on paved Bald Rock Road, about 6 miles from the Oro Quincy Highway.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/28\/big-bald-rock-trail\/\">see more info for this hike<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14070\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ghostpinesbaldrock-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"digger pines\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ghostpinesbaldrock.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ghostpinesbaldrock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ghostpinesbaldrock-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d12288.858235507449!2d-121.354552361633!3d39.644885571395285!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x809cc0d6327bd539%3A0x75b598152e184380!2sBig+Bald+Rock!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1564110473759!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13126\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldrockroad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13126 \" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldrockroad-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Rock Country\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldrockroad.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldrockroad-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bald Rock Country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13127\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/footed-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"footed\" width=\"417\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/footed.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/footed-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footed Rock @ Bald Rock, Berry Creek, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The granite dome hike (above) is often confused with a neighboring trail to the south, called\u00a0<strong>Bald Rock Dome<\/strong>, located at the granite gorge of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/feather-river-california\/\">Middle Feather River<\/a>. A much longer hike w\/ a canyon view, switchbacks, and longer dirt road access&#8230;..<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/dome-trail-3\/\"><strong>Dome Trail Hike<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">approx. elevation: 3200&#8242;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">2021: CLOSED due to wildfire damage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another dome hike in the same area as above, but on the other side of the pavement; gravel parking lot, and trailhead via dirt road; a right turn off Bald Rock Road (when going north). Near the residential forest of Berry Creek, CA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/dome-trail-3\/\"><strong>see more details<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/plumas.html\">Plumas\u00a0National Forest<\/a>, above Lake Oroville, CA<\/p>\n<p>The official map for Lake Oroville SRA has a granite dome marked as Little Bald Rock @ 3334&#8242; elev. The USDA Plumas\u00a0National Forest map has both a Little Bald Rock and a Bald Rock Dome (3509&#8242;) located on this side of Bald Rock Road.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see listed below, giant granite domes or\u00a0mountain peaks or river canyons often have the generic name of &#8216;bald rock&#8217; There are also a heck of a lotta Bald Mountains inside the golden state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7369 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/camptruck.png\" alt=\"camptruck\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>also, in the vicinity &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13819 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camp.png\" alt=\"camp\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>Bald Rock Canyon<\/strong> is downstream from the big waterfall, Feather Falls, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/feather-river-california\/\">Middle Fork of the Feather River<\/a>; This stretch of wilderness waterway is called Feather Falls Scenic Area which includes, Milsap Bar Campground; Maybe be accessible, by 4&#215;4 and steep foot trail &#8211; from the opposite side of the river. Off Lumpkin Road, which is off Forbestown Road (@ 162 above Lake Oroville) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>2021: CLOSED due to wildfire damage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Rock Peak<\/strong> (elev 7166&#8242;) a mountain peak near Chilcoot Campground and Frenchman Lake, N of Hwy 70 in East <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/plumas.html\">Plumas\u00a0National Forest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain<\/strong>\u00a0(5780&#8242;) off the Skyway, next to <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=674\">Stirling City, CA<\/a><br \/>\nFire Lookout CDF, weather cam &amp; antenna site<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13856\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/canoe.png\" alt=\"canoe\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/little-grass-valley-reservoir\/\"><strong>Little Grass Valley Reservoir<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has two Balds<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13997\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pinetree.png\" alt=\"pinetree\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>On the north side of the lake is\u00a0<strong>Grass Valley Bald Mountain\u00a0<\/strong>(5906&#8242; elev) in between Black Rock Creek and the northern shore.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>La Porte Bald Mountain Peak <\/strong>(5906&#8242; elev)\u00a0is located in dense forest, in Plumas National Forest;\u00a0In between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/little-grass-valley-reservoir\/\">LGVR<\/a><\/strong> and the town of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=243\">La Porte, CA<\/a><\/strong> 4959&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>Area accessible via a long and curvy La Porte Road, which closes in winter on the north end (East Quincy). This Plumas County area is popular w\/ snowmobiling due to the amount of snow they receive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14114\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/snowmo.png\" alt=\"snowmo\" width=\"159\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain Range<\/strong>, due north of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=490\">Truckee<\/a><\/strong> and Stampede Reservoir.\u00a0Near the CA \/ NV border. Babbitt Peak @ 8790&#8242; is the tallest peak within this range.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierranevadageotourism.org\/content\/henness-pass-road-no-421-california-historical-landmark\/sie74c92eb0e76929a0e\">\u00a0Historical Henness Pass Road<\/a> passes through this area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13820\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fish.png\" alt=\"fish\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/eldorado\/home\/?cid=fsbdev7_019032\"><strong>Bald Mountain OHV Staging Area<\/strong><\/a>, on Rock Creek Trails<br \/>\ninside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/eldor.html\">Eldorado National Forest\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13996\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes.png\" alt=\"dirtbikes\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes.png 155w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/fNT2XP5UbDHqq6EE6\">Bald Mountain Peak<\/a> @ Sugarloaf Ridge State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>(2279&#8242; elev) located in between Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M22 Mendocino Forest, eastside<br \/>\n<\/strong>Forest Route #M22 is on Valentine Ridge, east of South Yolla Bolly (elev 8092&#8242;) and near <strong>Bald Rock Mountain<\/strong> (7762&#8242;)<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Road\u00a0M-22 is also known as <strong>Bald Rock Road<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/mendo.html\">Mendocino National Forest <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Two trailheads up this way are Ides Cove and Horsepacker. M22 wraps around south to Ball Rock @ 6663&#8242; elevation, near Rocky Cabin Campground.\u00a0Cold Springs Guard Station, Ball Mountain 6557&#8242; and Whitlock Campground are on this route. Much this region has been burnt in recent wildfires of 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/inciweb.nwcg.gov\/incident\/7071\/\">#ElkhornFire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13930\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/driftwood.gif\" alt=\"driftwood\" width=\"450\" height=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>similarly named &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>BALD<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/mount-baldy-map\/\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Mount Baldy, Ranch Cucamonga Wilderness<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSan Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles, CA<\/h4>\n<p>Popular, local snow ski destination for &#8220;the southland&#8221;; south of Pasadena, near <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=382\">Rancho Cucamonga<\/a>, in the San Gabriel\u00a0Mountains.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/ski.gif\" alt=\"snowski\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain Road,<\/strong>\u00a0also known as Inyo Forest Road #01S05, near Indiana Summit and the Mono Craters. East of the Eastern Sierra &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/tripez\/trips\/395.html\">US 395<\/a>; south of <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/mono-lake-california\/\">Mono Lake<\/a>, California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain Road<\/strong>, near Bummerville, California.<br \/>\nGold Country Sierra Forests, East of Hwy 49 @\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=210\">Jackson, CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain Road<\/strong>, rural ranches &amp; residential;<br \/>\nand Bald Mountain Nursery in Browns Valley, near Marysville, CA<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d24715.26480714359!2d-121.41036941266464!3d39.25630610297771!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x809b58e19e7c2d63%3A0x4cc54fc4900f7492!2sBald+Mountain+Rd%2C+California+95918!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1556688030555!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6289\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dscn3958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6289 \" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dscn3958.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Hills Rd\" width=\"519\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dscn3958.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dscn3958-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bald Hills Road, Redwoods NP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Bald Hills Road, Northern\u00a0California<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Well- traveled, graded dirt road connecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NP\/redwood.html\">Redwood\u00a0National Park<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/klamthnf.html\">Klamath River<\/a> @ Hwy 96. Primitive camping, but check on fire restrictions. Must have camp fire permit. \u00a0Active logging roads on National Forest land, so weekdays could be busy: watch for equipment and big trucks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13997\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pinetree.png\" alt=\"pinetree\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7885\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frombaldmtn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7885\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frombaldmtn.jpg\" alt=\"Kennedy Meadows from Bald\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frombaldmtn.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frombaldmtn-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kennedy Meadows from Bald Mountain Fire Lookout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain @ Shermans Pass<\/strong><br \/>\nKern Plateau; 4&#215;4 access to reach Fire Lookout Tower<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/22s05-sequoia-nf\/\">Sherman&#8217;s Pass Road# 22S05<\/a><\/strong>, near <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wilderness\/dome-land-wilderness\/\">Dome Land Wilderness<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/seqnf.html\">Sequoia\u00a0National Forest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7450\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NFSlogo.gif\" alt=\"NFSlogo\" width=\"117\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bald Mountain 4&#215;4 Trail<\/strong><br \/>\nWestern <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sierra.html\">Sierra NF<\/a>, overlooking Shaver Lake, CA<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4021\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSCN0155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4021\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSCN0155.jpg\" alt=\"bald mtn\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSCN0155.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSCN0155-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeepers on granite @ Bald Mtn, above Shaver Lake, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/4x4.png\" alt=\"4x4\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1680510568\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1680510568&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=totalescape-20&amp;linkId=953820c0418067253273f8b2f8196a89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=1680510568&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=totalescape-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=totalescape-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1680510568\" alt=\"\" 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