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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2008: Bikepacking in Henry Coe State Park / Day 2: Central Henry Coe day hike from Pacheco Camp, including Willow Ridge Road, Walsh Trail and Pacheco Ridge Road /

At the top of this part of Pacheco Ridge, the road winds to the right around the lush green knob ahead and through a shady area

09699-pacheco-ridge-hill-80.jpg Higher up Pacheco Ridge Road, I look back toward Walsh Peak againThumbnailsI walk down the switchbacks of Coit Road for 3/4 mile to get back to my tent at Pacheco CampHigher up Pacheco Ridge Road, I look back toward Walsh Peak againThumbnailsI walk down the switchbacks of Coit Road for 3/4 mile to get back to my tent at Pacheco CampHigher up Pacheco Ridge Road, I look back toward Walsh Peak againThumbnailsI walk down the switchbacks of Coit Road for 3/4 mile to get back to my tent at Pacheco CampHigher up Pacheco Ridge Road, I look back toward Walsh Peak againThumbnailsI walk down the switchbacks of Coit Road for 3/4 mile to get back to my tent at Pacheco CampHigher up Pacheco Ridge Road, I look back toward Walsh Peak againThumbnailsI walk down the switchbacks of Coit Road for 3/4 mile to get back to my tent at Pacheco Camp

Just beyond the knob ahead, I'll turn left and head down into the canyon to my tent at Pacheco Camp. The coolness of the shady area behind this knob is a welcome respite from the warm day and is filled with cool-air plant aromas.