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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Accessibility during the 2025 government shutdown?

« Last post by Brad Young on October 07, 2025, 04:54:11 PM »

Cool, thanks for the info. If I'm there this weekend I'll have a 3-year-old with me, so hopefully the gate doesn't get opened too late, because hoofing all the way in from there won't really be a very realistic option for us.

Yeah, I don't know... that three year old seems to have unlimited energy. I'll bet that she could do the hike easily and that it's really you that you are worried about moving over that much distance.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Accessibility during the 2025 government shutdown?

« Last post by looks easy from here on October 07, 2025, 04:27:18 PM »

Cool, thanks for the info. If I'm there this weekend I'll have a 3-year-old with me, so hopefully the gate doesn't get opened too late, because hoofing all the way in from there won't really be a very realistic option for us.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Accessibility during the 2025 government shutdown?

« Last post by Marco on October 07, 2025, 11:14:47 AM »

On Sat they had the west side gate closed until after 9AM (we parked in that dirt pullout right outside the gate and started hiking around 8:30). When we got back the gate was open and the visitor center parking was open but nobody was at the visitor center and the road beyond it was coned off to keep people from going to the actual parking lot.
Not sure if much has changed. I imagine nobody is collecting fees (already rare on west side prior to shutdown).

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Accessibility during the 2025 government shutdown?

« Last post by looks easy from here on October 07, 2025, 08:05:46 AM »

Is the West Side open, or is the automatic gate being kept locked? Are they collecting fees? Is the West Side visitor center open for me purchase an annual NPS pass? I checked the Park's website and gave them a call, but I couldn't find any answers and there's no one there to answer the phone (though I guess that last fact probably answers my question about whether or not the visitor centers are open).

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: MUD 'N CRUD PICTURES THREAD - WEEKLY FAVORITE

« Last post by waldo on October 04, 2025, 11:45:54 AM »

When the gate was open, I told not a few young hikers that it was because the Pinnacles Yeti was in a good mood and could be trusted to roam the park.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: MUD 'N CRUD PICTURES THREAD - WEEKLY FAVORITE

« Last post by clink on September 27, 2025, 07:08:10 PM »

Yes, I was initially astounded at the installation of such a god awful structure in our little West Side caves. They musta been the idea of a transplant staff member from Alcatraz. It’s kinda nice though when they are closed and the park is crowded, you can have the caves all to yourself.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: MUD 'N CRUD PICTURES THREAD - WEEKLY FAVORITE

« Last post by waldo on September 26, 2025, 05:32:55 PM »

Clink, my kids loved those monkey  bars at the cave entrance. I've seen several feet of water flowing through them, by the by.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Marco on September 22, 2025, 06:18:48 PM »

The kid only weighs 95 pounds....

I wish, that would be aid.

Only total Brah's say dude.

^ This dude gets it

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Brad Young on September 22, 2025, 10:54:06 AM »

I learned a few things watching Marco clean it, and heard some interesting guesses from hikers passing by as to what the heck he was doing up there. We both lead the route, but as I went second I took advantage of the pitons and cams that Marco placed through the roof on his lead.

The photo shows obvious cheating.

The kid only weighs 95 pounds....

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by ryn on September 22, 2025, 10:49:10 AM »

And did you both lead the roof? Kinda hard to clean it, huh?

I learned a few things watching Marco clean it, and heard some interesting guesses from hikers passing by as to what the heck he was doing up there. We both lead the route, but as I went second I took advantage of the pitons and cams that Marco placed through the roof on his lead.