We started the trip off by going to the Pinnacles National Monument outside of Soledad. We planned on leaving the Monday after the wedding but were exhausted on Sunday so we left on Tuesday. It also happened to be election day and neither of us had gotten around to mailing our absentee ballots so we had a little business to take care of first . . .
The Pinnacles is an ancient volcano field which is absolutely gorgeous! There are lots of hiking trails and caves (some with bats, we went to the ones without!). It was a bit humid but the coolest part (literally) of the Pinnacles is that you occasionally wind up standing in spots that feel like walk-in refrigerators! It was so weird but very refreshing!
The view as we left the parking lot and started our hike.
I'm having an Indiana Jones moment here!
Matthew carving our initials on a log outside the Balconies Caves. Don't worry, we were only one of thousands of other carvings!
Cake + Bear
Some pretty flowers I fell in love with but knew not to touch, ouch!
This has to be one of my favorite pics of Matthew ever!
Not only did we spot a coyote on the way out, we got to watch him take a dump.
Priceless!
Sorry it's blurry, but we were somewhat fearing for our lives as we took this picture!
The Pinnacles was a very tiring way to start our honeymoon, but it was amazing and Matthew had been wanting to go for a very long time! The caves weren't too scary but they were very dark so not too many photos were taken. I was also worried we would drop and lose our phones! I know Matthew is planning another trip out there very soon to do a different trail so let us know if you want to go with him!
After the Pinnacles we drove another hour south to San Luis Obispo for the night, which will be in the next blog.
To be continued . . .
Kelly Smallcombe
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