We started at the Molino Canyon Overlook and took the un-official climber's trail (to the Ruins) out of Molino Canyon and up to the ridge. Earlier in the year we turned to the south and visited the Weathertop area - today we turned north and hiked in the sea of grass and shindaggers along the ridge while the sun disappeared in the west.
We reached Point 5166 in the dark - the rocky high point is south of the Bellota Trail - we watched lights on the highway and Redington Road, City Lights, Clouds and the stars.
On the Bellota Trail we sat and pulled the painful grass seeds out of our shoes while a Mantis used us and our lights to hunt. With the finish on the highway back to the car - 4.5 miles, +/-1250' of elevation gain/loss.
