Today was a nice day for a climb, and that is exactly what I got. To begin the hike, I drove past Guffy Campground and parked in a nice spot right where the Pacific Crest Trail starts going up to Wright Mountain. This spot is about a mile from the beginning of the trail to Pine Mountain. So I walked down the dirt road to reach the trail. It is marked with a trail fin on the side of the road. The trail descends at first along a ridge. The ridge then climbs quickly toward Pine Mountain. The pathway is rather direct, so switchbacks only seem to happen by accident. True to its name, there are many pine trees on its slopes and dotting the summit. I didn't time my exact arrival time, but I think it was somewhere around 2.5 hours from my parking space. With this HPS peak now in the bag, I continued on the Dawson Peak to complete a double HPS summit hike. Overall statistics will appear on my log for Dawson Peak.