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Just before sunset, I go for a short hike up to 'Campground Peaks' just east of Mid Hills Campground

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youtube-D3VLMrNQkOI-608e5cd81d965.jpg A nicely placed picnic table by a juniper tree makes for a semi-shady brunch at Mid Hills CampgroundThumbnails On South Campground Peak, Mid Hills Campground, I discover a couple of juniper trees that survived the 2005 brush fires hereA nicely placed picnic table by a juniper tree makes for a semi-shady brunch at Mid Hills CampgroundThumbnails On South Campground Peak, Mid Hills Campground, I discover a couple of juniper trees that survived the 2005 brush fires hereA nicely placed picnic table by a juniper tree makes for a semi-shady brunch at Mid Hills CampgroundThumbnails On South Campground Peak, Mid Hills Campground, I discover a couple of juniper trees that survived the 2005 brush fires here

I've camped here at Mid Hills Campground many times, but I never bothered to walk up these hills east of the campground. Today is the perfect occasion to do it, the sunset should be nice from up there.