The view northwest from the northern-most rampart of the mountain. Note the original downtown at center. |
Detail of the original downtown including the Rotunda Building and the Carlton Hotel as well as Masonic Lodge and Atascadero Junior High School. |
Very top of the Pine Mountain as viewed from the north looking south at the end of the ascent. |
View from the top looking northwest. Note the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey marker in foreground. |
Very top of the Pine Mountain as viewed from the south looking north at the beginning of the decent. |
Pine Mountain now features a marked and maintained trail system. |
View looking south from the central rampart which forms the joint in the L-shaped ridge line atop the mountain. |
Another view looking south from the central rampart of the mountain. Note the main drag of town and Chalk Mountain. |
View looking southeastward from the central rampart. Note the monstrous brown terror at right know as Tequila. |
The most dramatic remaining evidence to be found atop the mountain of the wildfire here in August, 1997, is this blackened stump. |
Tequila angling for a kiss beneath the mistletoe. |
View from the easternmost rampart overlooking my old neighborhood. Note the sewage treatment plant ponds, the railroad tracks and the X formed by the tracks and Curbaril Ave. |
Vulcan Mesa horse farm has been largely replaced with a vineyard. |
The main trail leading down into the bowl or to the trailhead directly depending on the route taken. All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved). |
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