Smuggler's CanyonOn the next to last day of 1999, Jef, Grace, and her cousin Allan hiked from Blair Valley down to Vallecitos via Smuggler's Canyon. Approximately 5 miles, and a nice hike. Somewhat gnarly:
Starting out in Blair Allan, Jef's shadow, Grace at pictographs | Jef above pictographs | Grace and Allan at first dropoff. There they are in the square. |
1. Start (see Grace, Allan in square) | 2. Climb up to south (see Grace, Allan in squares) | 3. Then climb down easier slope (see Grace, Allan in squares) | 4. Grace and Allan at the bottom |
There were, actually, more dropoffs. Here is Allan by one of them. | Here's Allan walking down about the half-way point. As you can see, some parts are easier. | Jef at about the half-way point. | Coming into Vallecitos |