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Up on top of the world on Manzanita Point Road

02600-manzanita-camp-rd-800px.jpg View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.ThumbnailsUp on top of it all on Willow Ridge Road.View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.ThumbnailsUp on top of it all on Willow Ridge Road.View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.ThumbnailsUp on top of it all on Willow Ridge Road.View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.ThumbnailsUp on top of it all on Willow Ridge Road.View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.ThumbnailsUp on top of it all on Willow Ridge 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)