The very next day after the crazy cross-country madness of hiking the northeast slope up to Scodie Mountain, I had the original plan of doing the same up Pinyon Peak, also in the Scodies. However, the Scodie hike was much more difficult than I imagined it would be, so I decided to look across Walker Pass at a trail-all-the-way gig, and I knew Morris Peak would fit the bill. It did. Instead of starting right at Hwy 178 at the pass, where at the time, I didn't see the good parking area off the side of 178, I started from Walker Pass Campground a little farther n.w. I climbed up the PCT, crossed 178 at Walker Pass, and took the route up and up. It was like a walk-in-the-park feeling compared to the X-C up Scodie! It was a much longer distance, but it was 20X easier than scrambling up scree and loose granite dirt! I reached the saddle between Morris and 6980. There was a fire ring at the saddle, and a faint use path that seemed to peter out quickly in the pinyon pines. I started along it, and when it seemed to disappear, I felt the deja-vu of yesterday! I thought: "o.k., here we go again like yesterday with the loose X-C," but after I went uphill 40' I saw the use path again and followed it without any other issue. It was a gradual uphill climb, not overly steep like many use trails I have taken, and it again felt luxurious compared to the previous day. At a minor notch, turn left and make a short class-2 scramble to the ammo box on top! It was cloudy and often foggy, so the views were limited, but the weather was chilly and windy, so any sweat was sweetly kissed by the breeze and then some! It felt great to visit my first Sierra peak of 2019 and can't wait to hit the Kern Plateau when more snow melts! On the way back, I saw a couple of random peaks that were calling me to climb them. Both were short, steep, but not terribly difficult, mainly class-2 climbs from various saddles along the PCT. Peak 6480 was the next climb, only one saddle away to the s.w. It is to the left of the PCT; it was a short and steep climb with some bushwhacking through pinyon branches to a small, rocky summit, with a nice view as the clouds started clearing a bit. Then, the next saddle again to the s.w. was that of Peak 6402, off to the right of the PCT which was a little rockier and a little harder, but not too bad! Both peaks have no trail, just a cross-country free-for-all scramble, but with no route-finding difficulties if you keep your eye on the PCT below upon your descent! The hike in all, was a very positive, uplifting experience, but beware of one thing, many dead pinyon pines. The last few years I have noticed a terrible pinyon die-off in the Walker Pass area that is much worse now! However, the shadier north-facing slopes still have lush growth of the pinyons, as the south-facing slopes, which are drier, have seen much worse mortality. It also means looking out for blowdowns along the PCT as there are many fallen snags on the trail!