![Hiking Devils Backbone Trail (Mt. Baldy [2015]) @Prouisorsapientiae](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mHovzNxnP5c/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This is our hike back to the ski lift/Top Of The Notch Restaurant, from the last clearing before the final ascent to the top. We didn't make the last approximately 150 feet to the peak, which is very steep. You can see the peak at the beginning of the video.
The trail starts behind the restaurant, and is 3.2 miles one way. There is an elevation gain of 2,200 feet. You have the option of hiking from the bottom at Manker Flats, or the parking area for the ski lifts, or you can just take the ski lift.
If you are afraid of heights, you will struggle tremendously with this trail! I cannot emphasize this enough! Hopefully this video will give you a fair idea to how steep and exposed you really are.
This is our hike back to the ski lift/Top Of The Notch Restaurant, from the last clearing before the final ascent to the top. We didn't make the last approximately 150 feet to the peak, which is very steep. You can see the peak at the beginning of the video.
The trail starts behind the restaurant, and is 3.2 miles one way. There is an elevation gain of 2,200 feet. You have the option of hiking from the bottom at Manker Flats, or the parking area for the ski lifts, or you can just take the ski lift.
If you are afraid of heights, you will struggle tremendously with this trail! I cannot emphasize this enough! Hopefully this video will give you a fair idea to how steep and exposed you really are.
![Hiking Devils Backbone Trail (Mt. Baldy [2015])](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mHovzNxnP5c/mqdefault.jpg "Hiking Devils Backbone Trail (Mt. Baldy [2015])
This is our hike back to the ski lift/Top Of The Notch Restaurant, from the last clearing before the final ascent to the top. We didnt make the last approximately 150 feet to the peak, which is very steep. You can see the peak at the beginning of the video.
The trail starts behind the restaurant, and is 3.2 miles one way. There is an elevation gain of 2,200 feet. You have the option of hiking from the bottom at Manker Flats, or the parking area for the ski lifts, or you can just take the ski lift.
If you are afraid of heights, you will struggle tremendously with this trail! I cannot emphasize this enough! Hopefully this video will give you a fair idea to how steep and exposed you really are.")
![Driving Big Sur - (California Pacific Coast Highway 1 [3X Speed])](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vLDXKC9e7Zg/mqdefault.jpg "Driving Big Sur - (California Pacific Coast Highway 1 [3X Speed])
A 71 mile drive on Big Sur, or Big South. Big Sur is a southern stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Central California, known for its world-famous views. The Pacific Coast Highway spans the entire Pacific coast of the United States, and into Baja, Mexico. It starts, or ends, near the border of Canada, in Washington state. The drive was on the late afternoon/evening of December 30, 2013 from about 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Points of Interest:
2:10 - Rocky Creek Bridge
2:30 - Bixby Bridge
6:00 - Leaving the coast/entering the woods and Big Sur Park/campgrounds
8:50 - Entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
10:35 - Getting back to the coast
15:00 - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park/McWay Falls access
20:00 - Sunset begins and creates dramatic colors
22:10 - Limekiln State Park/campgrounds
25:26 - Jade Cove
Fun Facts:
13:55 - Car pulls out in front of us and almost causes a collision
17:10 - Structural fire that eventually turned into a mushroom cloud
17:38 - Stopping to look at whales after spotting them on the road
21:50 - Recently finished bridge that is incomplete on Google Maps/streetview
All music used with permission by Midera - youtube.com/acemonvw
Songs in order:
-Its Just a Smile
-Echoes
-In This Bitter Spring
-The Approaching Storm
-Winter Mourning
-Vanish")
