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May 24, 2020 — I started at the Bird Spring Pass Trailhead, a junction for Pacific Crest Trail hikers and headed north along the trail up toward Skinner Peak. Getting there is fine for 2WD vehicles with a little care. The PCT is well-maintained and not steep, and was a great reminder that hiking mountains doesn't always have to be minsery. The trail skirts the east side of Skinner Peak, so I left the trail when the bushwhacking seemed minimal and just meandered to the summit.
Back at the trailhead, I followed the PCT toward Wyleys Knob. A decent dirt road leads to the summit, and most peakbaggers seem to just drive up, but I wanted to enjoy the trail. The PCT parallels the dirt road for a while before it continues east. I could have followed the main dirt road to the summit when the PCT veered away, but I noticed the remains of an abandoned dirt road that zig-zagged up the north face of Wyleys Knob. I decided to take that option. A short and easy hunded foot steep section brought me from the PCT up to the main dirt road, and to a blocked gate that I would pass to follow my route of choice. The old road was degraded enough that it's definitely more of a trail now. It led along the west ridge of Wyleys Knob and to the summit.
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