Where: Kings Canyon National Park Mileage: 9.2 miles Difficulty: Easy to moderate Recommended: Water, snack, camera One of the main reasons we left at 5 am in the morning from Redondo Beach was to be able to hit this hike and still get to our campsite at a normal time. To get there you takeContinue reading “Mist Falls – Kings Canyon National Park”
Category Archives: Sequoia National Park
Trail Canyon – Tom Lucas Camp
Where: Angeles National Forest Mileage: 5.0 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Water, pants It was one of those days that we needed to get out of the city, so we took the 210 freeway to Tujunga, CA. After exiting on Sunland (left) make another left at Mt. Gleason. Take this until you hit the intersection ofContinue reading “Trail Canyon – Tom Lucas Camp”
Ansel Adams Wilderness Area
Where: Ansel Adams Wilderness Area Mileage: 26.50 miles Difficulty: Difficult Recommended: Fishing license, Wilderness Permit, water filter, bear box Why run a marathon when you can hike one in 3 days with a 50 pound backpack that gets lighter by the day? We hiked a marathon in the Mammoth High Country in Inyo National Forest.Continue reading “Ansel Adams Wilderness Area”
Big Baldy Trail
Where: Sequoia National Forest Mileage: 4.8 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Lots of water We’ve been up to Hume Lake area many times and finally decided to do this hike even though we drove by it more than a dozen times. The trailhead is located off of General’s Highway about 7 miles south of Hume LakeContinue reading “Big Baldy Trail”
Jennie Lakes Wilderness Area
Where: Jennie Lakes Wilderness Area Mileage: 18.0 miles Difficulty: Hard Recommended: Hiking shoes, fishing pole Another labor day came around and yet again we continued our adventures in the Sequoia National Park area by achieving another 3 day hike, 18.0 mi. The area we went to is called Jennie Lakes Wilderness Area. Day 1: FairlyContinue reading “Jennie Lakes Wilderness Area”
Hume Lake Loop
Where: Hume Lake Mileage: 2.7 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Tennies/Hiking shoes, sunscreen, suit We’ve been to Hume Lake a million times to swim, jump off rocks, play volleyball on the sand, eat a nice burger, but never did we hike around the lake. Finally we decided after an afternoon of swimming and soccer on theContinue reading “Hume Lake Loop”
Sequoia – Get in the Trunk
When I said till next time Seqouias, we didn’t know we were going to return in two weeks. So it turned out to be next time, this time! I don’t know how to explain, why we keep going back here! The pictures I’m sure explain all. We did it again, we rented a car andContinue reading “Sequoia – Get in the Trunk”
Tokopah Falls
Where: Lodgepole, Sequoia National Park Mileage: 3.7 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: snack by the falls Ah, why not rent a car for 3 days and go up to the Sequoias? After this trip, I’ll do it anyday, but in time the job will allow me to buy a car that can take us more milesContinue reading “Tokopah Falls”