Episode 39: The California Column

Picacho Peak

Photo of the peak taken by Kevin Dooley.

At the base

Me at the base of Picacho Peak on a hike in late 2016.

From the top

View from the top of Picacho Peak looking northwest.

Another view from the top

My view from the top of Picacho Peak looking north.

Even as the Confederates celebrated their victories in the Southwest, a force was gathering in California to oppose them. And this would lead to a battle in Arizona at the base of Picacho Peak.