Hike involves car shuttle. Sat evening entertainment and car camp. Sunday explore the archaeology, geology, and paleontology of the area. We'll camp at Pinyon Flats Campground, a short distance from the newly created Santa Rosa and San Jacinto National Monument. We will see a cactus garden of cholla, hedgehog, beaver tail, prickly pear, and joshua trees.
Pine nuts are in season.
Sat 2000' gain along trail for great view of the desert. Meet in Panamint Valley Ghost town Ballarat on Fri evening. Sat morning drive to Minietta Cabin, potluck dinner evening. Hike on Sun easy-moderate.