Last fall I photographed a triple crown backpacker’s favorite gear for Sierra Magazine. I thought I’d repost it for the backpackers and campers out there. It’s pretty interesting to see gear that has lasted 72,000 miles. If you’d like to read about the author and master hiker Brendan Curtinrich’s must have items check out the link here
Montara Mountain is a 1898 foot coastal mountain that looms just south of Pacifica. If you’re lucky you can get above the fog by hiking up to the top. Montara has its own climate with and stunning views of the coast.
There’s several ways up but we started at San Pedro Valley Park and followed the Montara trail up through the invasive Eucalyptus trees into the native scrub and oaks where the trail finally deadends on a fire road. Take a left on the fire road and head up to the top. It’s about an 8 mile round trip.
