Adventure is all around the Pico Blanco section of California. It is a land of spectacular scenery. The Little Sur River, wending its way through a primitive forest of giant redwoods, a waterfall gushing from the mountainside into the river, its spaciousness, its wild tempestuous backdrop, and its latent opportunities for wilderness treks and exploration are symbolic of the area’s rugged beauty.

-Men in the Making, Alfred Young, 1963

(Photo: The waterfall at the Second Circular Pool of the Little Sur River. About 6 miles upstream from Pico Blanco, the hiker enters a series of deep pools with large waterfalls. The trail is gone at this point. It is a true High Adventure experience.)