The South Warner Wilderness is neat, off the beaten path and usually not to crowded; lot's of folks like to camp at one of the bordering CG's and then overnight into one of the lakes for some good fishing! Last time I was at Pepperdine was right after I had some noninvasive surgery on my knee and I had this great idea to test my knee and see how far I could walk up that trail and maybe do a little fishing at one of the lakes. This was only my second time out and I made it about a couple of hundred yards up that first steep part of the trail before I realized I was not ready yet, so I'm glad you finished that hike for me
! I spent a next few days there enjoying wind in the pine trees, a little vodka and trying to hide from the horse flies! Again, thanks for taking me along!
As a note and just as when you use any wilderness area, watch the weather, I remember not to much after transferring up to NE California in 1980, a couple of back packers froze to death when they got caught in a early fall snow storm up there!
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