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Scott Turner. Hike the Parks Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks
CONTENTS
HIKES AT A GLANCE
VISITING SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
GEOLOGY: THE RISE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
RISE UP, BATHOLITH!
THE MICHELANGELO OF THE NATURAL WORLD
HUMAN HISTORY
FLORA AND FAUNA
FLORA
PRESCRIBED BURNING
A CHANGING CLIMATE
FAUNA
MUST-SEE SIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES
HOSPITAL ROCK
CRYSTAL CAVE
GIANT FOREST MUSEUM
MORO ROCK
CRESCENT MEADOW
GENERAL SHERMAN TREE AND THE CONGRESS TRAIL
REDWOOD CANYON
GENERAL GRANT TREE
PANORAMIC VIEW
ZUMWALT MEADOW
KEY STATISTICS
PLANNING YOUR TRIP
THE SEQUOIA SHUTTLE
VISITOR CENTERS
CAMPING AND LODGING
FOOTHILLS
GIANT FOREST/LODGEPOLE AREA
GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT
GRANT GROVE
KINGS CANYON
WHEN TO VISIT
VISITING THE PARKS IN WINTER
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
PARK PERMITS AND REGULATIONS
DAY-USE AREAS
BACKCOUNTRY CAMPING
FOOD STORAGE
TRAIL USE
DOGS
FIREARMS
DRONES
WILDLIFE
CAMPFIRES
SAFETY AND OUTDOOR ETIQUETTE
HAZARDS
PLANT AND WILDLIFE CONCERNS
NAVIGATION
THE TEN ESSENTIALS
OUTDOOR ETIQUETTE
SUGGESTED ITINERARIES
ONE DAY: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK
ONE DAY: KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
THREE DAYS: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
KEY HIKE INFORMATION
DISTANCE, ELEVATION GAIN, AND HIGH POINT
DIFFICULTY AND TRAIL SURFACE
MAPS
GPS COORDINATES
NOTES
HIKE DESCRIPTIONS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
A NOTE ABOUT SAFETY
MINERAL KING VALLEY
1EAST FORK FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
2COLD SPRINGS NATURE TRAIL
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
BEULAH
3MONARCH LAKES
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
4FRANKLIN LAKE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
5WHITE CHIEF CANYON
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
CRABTREE AND THE WHITE CHIEF
6EAGLE LAKE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
FOOTHILLS
7POTWISHA PICTOGRAPHS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
8MARBLE FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
9PARADISE CREEK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
10MIDDLE FORK TRAIL TO PANTHER CREEK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
GIANT FOREST
11BEETLE ROCK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
12SUNSET ROCK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
13ROUND MEADOW
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
14SOLDIERS LOOP
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
COLONEL YOUNG AND THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS
GOING FARTHER
15MORO ROCK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
16SUGAR PINE TRAIL
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
17CIRCLE MEADOW
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
18CRESCENT AND LOG MEADOWS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
19TRAIL OF THE SEQUOIAS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
20CONGRESS TRAIL
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
WOLVERTON, LODGEPOLE, AND DORST CREEK
21WOLVERTON TO GIANT FOREST MUSEUM
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
22ALTA PEAK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
23LAKES TRAIL
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
24TOKOPAH FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
25TWIN LAKES
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
26LITTLE BALDY
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
27MUIR GROVE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
REDWOOD CANYON
28BIG BALDY RIDGE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
29BUENA VISTA PEAK
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
30SUGARBOWL LOOP
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
31HART TREE LOOP
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GRANT GROVE
32BIG STUMP GROVE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
33SUNSET LOOP
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
34GRANT GROVE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
35PARK RIDGE
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
KINGS CANYON
36DON CECIL TRAIL TO SHEEP CREEK FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
37ROARING RIVER FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
38ZUMWALT MEADOW
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
39KANAWYERS LOOP
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
NAP AND VIOLET KANAWYER
40MIST FALLS
GETTING THERE
ON THE TRAIL
GOING FARTHER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
APPENDIX A: AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
APPENDIX B: RECOMMENDED READING. GEOLOGY
NATURAL HISTORY
HISTORY
MISCELLANEOUS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
