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Up on top of the world on Manzanita Point Road

02600-manzanita-camp-rd-800px.jpg Tent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.ThumbnailsPoverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point RoadTent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.ThumbnailsPoverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point RoadTent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.ThumbnailsPoverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point RoadTent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.ThumbnailsPoverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point RoadTent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.ThumbnailsPoverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point Road

The next morning, I climb up out of the hidden Yerba Buena campsite to the Henry Coe State Park visitor center above at about 2600 feet. From there, I pass through the entrance gate to "the backcountry" and ride down Manzanita Point Road along the ridge top. Today's destination is a bit beyond the ridge in the background. There will be a steep descent into and out of the gulley between here and there, and a crossing of Coyote Creek, which has mostly dried up at this time of year (September 2, 2006)