Mt. Whitney - Sequoia National Park - California 14er Dayhike
The tallest of them all...Mt. Whitney. It's one of my favorite hikes in all our beautiful National Parks. Mt. Whitney can be most directly reached by a 11+ mile trail from Whitney Portal, outside of the town of Lone Pine on the east side of the Sierra. Ice axes and crampons are needed in spring and early summer, but technical climbing equipment is not usually necessary between mid-July and early October.
Mount Whitney Summit, Kings Canyon/ Sequoia National Park, California | PCT 2014
At 14,505 Mount Whitney is the tallest peak in the continental US, and the view from the top was undoubtedly worth the arduous hike up. I went up at night in deep snow and caught this spectacular panorama in the morning before hiking down.
Mt. Whitney Portal, Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park and Wind Wolves Preserve California
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Sequoia National Park ~ Kings Canyon
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. In the California Sierra Nevada is a landscape of superlatives: home to the biggest trees, the deepest canyons and the tallest mountains. Experience cathedral-like sequoia groves, deep underground caverns, lush mountain meadows and glacier-carved canyons. Highlights include visits to Giant Forest, Grant Grove, Moro Rock, Kings Canyon, Mineral King, Crystal Cave and Mt. Whitney.
For lodging information, visit visitsequoia.com.
This video is an excerpt from Finley-Holiday Films America's National Parks DVD and Blu-ray. Available on location in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and from finleyholiday.com.
Mount Whitney, Kings Canyon/ Sequoia National Park, California | PCT 2014
Looking Southwest just below the summit of Mount Whitney on the Whitney Spur Trail. Recorded during my 1,000 jaunt on the PCT in the summer of 2014
Driving through Mt Whitney on the way to Sequoia National Park ,Tulare , CA
Driving through the skinny two way lane road in Mt Whitney, on the way to Sequoia National Park- highest elevation is 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. Incredible magnificent views.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon ~ Official Trailer
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the California Sierra Nevada is a landscape of superlatives: home to the biggest trees, the deepest canyons and the tallest mountains. Experience cathedral-like sequoia groves, deep underground caverns, lush mountain meadows and glacier-carved canyons. Highlights include visits to Giant Forest, Grant Grove, Moro Rock, Kings Canyon, Mineral King, Crystal Cave and Mt. Whitney.
For lodging information, visit visitsequoia.com.
This video trailer is an excerpt from Finley-Holiday Films Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks DVD and Video Download. Available on location in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and from finleyholiday.com.
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Sequoia national park, California, United States - Big Stump Trail, Giant Tree Trail, General Grant (the national christmas tree), Sherman tree
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans 404,064 acres (631.35 sq mi; 163,518.90 ha; 1,635.19 km2).[1] Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. The park is south of and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
24 Hours in Sequoia National Park California
The 254 (of 412) National Park unit we visited! Sequoia National Park is located in east-central California near Three Rivers. The second oldest national park was established in 1890 to protect the towering sequoias in Giant Forest including the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest living tree. The excellent Giant Forest Museum traces the ecology of sequoias. Sequoia also contains the Crystal Cave (reservations required), filled with marble stalactites and stalagmites, and Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 States. The park offers opportunities for backpacking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, scenic drives,, snowshoeing, a museum and cave. Visit early and during work days because it gets EXTREMELY crowded in the summer.
Kings Canyon and Seqouia National Park - California, USA
Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California in the United States. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, it was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings Canyon National Park on March 4, 1940. Its namesake, Kings Canyon, is a rugged glacier-carved valley more than a mile deep; the park also includes multiple 14,000-foot peaks, high mountain meadows, swift-flowing rivers, and some of the world's largest stands of giant sequoia trees. Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park, and the two are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
The majority of the 461,901-acre park, drained by the Middle and South Forks of the Kings River and many smaller streams, is designated wilderness. Tourist facilities are concentrated in two areas: Grant Grove, home to General Grant (the second largest tree in the world, measured by trunk volume) and Cedar Grove/Kanawyers, located in the heart of Kings Canyon. Overnight travel is required to access most of the park's backcountry, or high country, which for much of the year is covered in deep snow. The combined Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail, a popular backpacking route, traverses the entire length of the park from north to south.
General Grant National Park was initially created to protect a small area of giant sequoias from logging. Although John Muir's visits brought public attention to the huge wilderness area to the east, it took more than fifty years for the rest of Kings Canyon to be designated a national park. Environmental groups, park visitors and many local politicians wanted to see the area preserved; however, development interests wanted to build hydroelectric dams in the canyon. Even after President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the park in 1940, the fight continued until 1965, when the Cedar Grove and Tehipite Valley dam sites were finally annexed into the park.
As visitation rose post-World War II, further debate took place over whether the park should be developed as a tourist resort, or retained as a more natural environment restricted to simpler recreation such as hiking and camping. Ultimately, the preservation lobby prevailed and today, the park has only limited services and lodgings despite its size. Due to this and the lack of road access to most of the park, Kings Canyon remains the least visited of the major Sierra parks, with just over 600,000 visitors in 2016 compared to 1.2 million visitors at Sequoia and over 5 million at Yosemite.
Seqouia National Park is famous for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five out of the ten largest trees in the world. The Giant Forest is connected by the Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's General Grant Grove, home to the General Grant tree among other giant sequoias. The park's giant sequoia forests are part of 202,430 acres of old-growth forests shared by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Indeed, the parks preserve a landscape that still resembles the southern Sierra Nevada before Euro-American settlement.
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The High Sierra Trail - Sequoia National Park to Whitney Portal
The High Sierra Trail leads from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park up the canyon of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River, crossing the Great Western Divide by the 10,700' pass known as Kaweah Gap. It descends into Big Arroyo, then climbs up to the Chagoopa Plateau, and drops down again into the Kern River Canyon. After running up the bottom of the Kern Canyon, it turns east, climbing parallel to Wallace Creek up to the junction with the John Muir Trail, 49 miles from the starting point. You can then follow the John Muir Trail about 13 more miles to the summit of Mount Whitney and then down to Whitney Portal.
Work began on the High Sierra Trail in 1928, and it was the first Sierra trail built solely for recreational use.
We camped at these campsites during the trip: 9 Mile creek, Hamilton Lake, Big Arroyo, Upper Funston, Tyndall Junction, Guitar Lake, Outpost Camp.
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Mount Whitney from below, Sequoia National Park, California | PCT 2014
After reaching the summit of Mount Whitney overnight, I was only able to fully appreciate the view when hiking down the following morning. Recorded during a 1,000 mile jaunt on the Pacific Crest Trail in the summer of 2014
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Kings Canyon and Sequoia Trip June 22nd, 2012
Chris's 90 mile solo trip in Kings Canyon and Sequoia. Started at Roads End, up Woods Creek, to Rae Lakes over Glen Pass, then through Vidette Meadow and over Forester Pass, along Tyndall Creek on the PCT / JMT and then down west on Wallace Creek down to the Kern Valley to Junction Meadows, then up Colby Pass Trail to Gallats Lake via Colby Canyon, over Colby Pass to Colby Lake, over Whaleback, then down into Cloud Canyon to Roaring river, and then up over Avalanche Pass and down Sphinx Trail to Bubbs Creek back to the Trail head.
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Who wouldn't want to hug a huge tree... or a bear?!
Sequoia National Park (and Kings Canyon) are overshadowed by Yosemite, but they just as amazing!
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There are many options, but we only had a day so we had to choose only a few locations. We did not have time for Kings Canyon or the caves. They will have to wait for when we return :-)
Sequoias
First, it would be a shame to miss the main attraction which are the Sequoia trees. Walking through the Giant Forrest the main attraction is the General Sherman Tree which is the biggest tree in the world! I was more impressed with the Congress Trail, walking through clusters of trees that are thousands of years old. It feels like you are on a different planet inhabited by giants. Most people are in awe... at peace, as if they were walking through a cathedral built by nature.
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Note: If you were not a tree hugger before... you will become one now :-)
Crescent and Log Meadows
SequoiaNationalPark-Black-bearOur second goal was to hike around and hopefully spot wild black bears. A sprained ankle held us back, but we were able to spend a couple hours walking around Crescent Meadow and Log Meadow. Crescent Meadow was nice, but we only spotted a group of deer who seemed quite tame (almost domesticated).
As it was getting dark we headed over to the more secluded Log Meadow hoping to finally spot a black bear. Just as we were about to turn around... there he was, Yogi the Bear calmly eating grass in the meadow. We stayed far away (at least 100 meters) - far enough to avoid disturbing the bear, yet close enough to see it. It was a brown-color black bear, medium size. He just ate and ate and ate... only looking up once and a while when he sensed us nearby. After 10 or 15 minutes we headed back to our car for the last stop.
SequoiaNationalPark-Crescent Meadow
Moro Rock
As is obvious in the video, we had to rush to the top of Moro Rock to get to the summit before sunset. It is not a long walk up...about 20 minutes?... but it is enough to tire you out after a long day of visiting the park and and days or weeks of traveling. (For those in a time crunch, you can get a similar view near the bottom of the hike...after only two minutes, but the hike is worth it if you have the time and energy!).
The views from the top are fantastic. To the West you can see the tree and grass covered foothills and to the East you have views of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range with some of the tallest mountains in the US (48 states). Although you can't actually see Mt Whitney since it is hidden by the other mountains.
SequoiaNationalPark-Moro Rock sunset
Tired from all the excitement and two weeks of traveling around California, trying to see as much as possible, we headed to our hotel and to our final destination, Las Vegas Nevada.
The Itinerary:
If you have not seen it yet, check out the first video in the series: San Diego Travel Video, 24 hours in 60 seconds.
The second instalment: Sea Kayaking with the Seals and Sea Lions in La Jolla California.
Our third stop was in Los Angeles California
Santa Barbara was only one day of sightseeing and beach bumming...
We then spent a day in the Monterey Bay area, also with a Kayaking excursion.
Our last stop at the beach was in Santa Cruz before heading to San Francisco.
We then crossed California to head into the mountains for two nights in Lake Tahoe (like being in a glacier ocean in the mountains!).
The longest stop was in Yosemite for three nights. We were so lucky with the weather and we got out just before the Obama visit.
The last leg of the California trip was Sequoia National Park.
Coming soon... a bonus video from Las Vegas, not technically california, but kind of a suburb of the state ;-)
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the consolidated management structure for Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in California. The two parks have been jointly administered since 1943. They have a combined size of 1,353 square miles (3,500 km2). It was designated the UNESCO Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976.
It is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The Parks feature a wide variety of animals that include over 200 species of birds, gregarious slender salamander, western toad, western spadefoot toad, rainbow trout, coyote, wolverine, Mexican free-tailed bat, rubber boa, common kingsnake, and many more.
The area now occupied by the parks was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The Monache tribes, for example, would use the mountain passes as trade routes. As European settlers explored and settled in California, the indigenous population decreased rapidly due to the spread of foreign diseases such as smallpox. Preserving the area was not a priority for the settlers, who saw the area as a place for plentiful resources, particularly the sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), as they were extremely plentiful and easily accessible. The Indians living there found themselves losing their only means of survival, and as a result of their desperation, they turned toward theft and crimes against the Spanish settlers in order to survive.
The Parks were separately founded by two different acts of Congress before being joined in 1943. Sequoia National Park was first preserved as land set aside for recreation through a bill passed by Congress and signed by President Benjamin Harrison on September 5, 1890, largely due to the efforts of Colonel George W. Stewart, who is known as the Father of Sequoia National Park. It wasn't until a few months after the bill had passed that the park was given the National Park name by the Secretary of the Interior, John Noble. Stewart also collaborated with John Muir, who was known for his efforts to preserve Kings Canyon National Park, in order to achieve the formation of the National Park Service. Sequoia was expanded in 1926.
Before John Muir visited the area now known as Kings Canyon National Park, the area did not receive much attention, despite some settlers having moved there. Harold Ickes, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior was the one fighting for the formation of the Kings Canyon National Park. Before the area became an official park there were threats to the area. In 1920, the major threat was to create a reservoir in a part of the park known as the Cedar Grove Area. It was not until 1940 when the park was officially formed that the threats were dismissed.
Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park house various natural spectacles. The parks are a large part of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Among the peaks is Mt. Whitney which, at 14,491 feet, is one of the tallest mountains in the United States. Other mountains range from elevation of 12,000 feet to 14,000 feet. It also houses the giant sequoia trees and is home to many canyons. Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park house about 200 marble caves combined.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon Hike
This is an in depth documentary of a 9 day trek through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park DVD
A 2-minute highlight of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon DVD. Available on location in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and from finleyholiday.com. In the California Sierra Nevada sits a landscape of superlatives: home to the biggest trees, the deepest canyons and the tallest mountains. In this fully-narrated DVD, experience cathedral-like sequoia groves, deep underground caverns, lush mountain meadows and glacier-carved canyons. Highlights include visits to Giant Forest, Grant Grove, Moro Rock, Kings Canyon, Mineral King, Crystal Cave and Mt. Whitney.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon are home to a fascinating mixture of wildlife black bear, deer, chickaree, pine marten and a variety of birds. Learn about the amazing Sequoias, the role of fire and park history. Great DVD bonus features! Closed-captioned. Part of Finley-Holiday Films National Parks Series DVDs. For lodging information, visit visitsequoia.com.
Sequoia National Park - Congress Loop (2019)
Sequoia National Park is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, near the town of Three Rivers, California. Sequoia National Park is a bucket list item for people all over the globe due to its remarkable natural landscape and abundant hiking opportunities. Sequoia National Park houses and protects national treasures such as, Mt. Whitney the highest point in the contiguous United States reaching the height of 14,505 ft above sea level. As well as, 240 known caves, The Great Western Divide made of massive granite peaks, wildlife viewing opportunities, waterfalls, and of course the park is most famous for its world renowned Giant Sequoia Trees and the groves they reside in. This park protects the largest tree on Earth by volume General Sherman. This D’n’a Venture begins with a couple shots from Kings Canyon National Park, one shot being of The General Grant Tree (2nd largest tree in the world) Both parks are administered by the National Park Service and are contiguous. It is easy to travel between both parks in the same day. Kings Canyon has many wonder hiking spots and D’n’A Ventures is already planning its return. This hike centers around The General Sherman Tree and the congress loop area in Sequoia. However, D’n’A ventures further and deeper into the forest encompassing a myriad of trails ( Alta, Crescent Meadow, Washington Tree, Senate Group) a sum total of about 7 miles and ending at the Giant Forest Museum. Although this hike was long, there was little elevation gain making It a moderate it hike. Because we were hiking in the forest, the hike was well shaded and we found some spaces of true solitude. After the hike we took the free shuttle system back to our respective parking lot. D’n’a Ventures highly recommends you embark on an adventure in Sequoia National Park. The Giant Sequoia Groves are magical, mind blowing and unlike any forest you have ever encountered.
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Sierra Nevada - Sequoia Kings Canyon Backpacking Hiking Day 3
A California backpacking and hiking trip in Kings Canyon National Park leaving from Sugarloaf Valley, passing Ranger Meadow, to a camp at Upper Deadman Canyon.
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