Having enjoyed some nice views along the Airline Highway for 90
minutes, we have finally arrived at Pinnacles National Park. It is a
huge park with east and west entrances but they are not connected. This
park offers many spots for the rock climbing lovers; as for the casual
visitors, the Bear Gulch Cave and Balconies Cave are two most popular
attractions.
Driving from San Jose to Los Angeles has always been a boring and
tiring task, as Interstate-5 generally offers no views whatsoever.
Although Highway 101 resides by the ocean and has some great views, it
takes some extra time to complete. This time, however, I have taken a
partial new route via the Airline Highway (aka Highway 25) because it
leads to the east side of Pinnacles National Park.
Even though I have been to San Francisco many times, I had never
visited the Ferry Building until this past weekend. The Ferry Building
is a popular indoor marketplace where local vendors operate their
businesses -- cheese, coffee, ice-cream, pork, olive oil, and organic
food, etc.
