{"product_id":"sequoia-kings-canyon-national-parks-9780899976723","title":"Sequoia  Kings Canyon National Parks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the southern High Sierra with this comprehensive guide to 122 of the area’s best hikes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHome to the world’s largest trees, one of North America’s deepest canyons, and the tallest mountain in the continental United States, the greater Sequoia-Kings Canyon region offers unparalleled mountain majesty. Hundreds of miles of trails provide access to boundless wildflower-covered meadows, cascading streams, alpine lakes, deep forests, and craggy peaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the sparkling granite landscape of the Range of Light with expert author Mike White. His popular guidebook presents 122 of the best hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, as well as the surrounding Golden Trout, John Muir, Jennie Lakes, and Monarch wildernesses and Giant Sequoia National Monument. From a half-mile loop by pictographs and bedrock mortars to an 82-mile trek along the wild and remote Middle Fork Kings River, there are hikes for all skill levels and intere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBackpack Trip Features Dayhike Trip Features Preface Introduction Human History Flora and Fauna Geology Climate Traveling in the Backcountry About This Guide Generals Highway Road Log Kings Canyon Highway Road Log \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWest Side Trips\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction to South Fork Kaweah River \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOUTH FORK KAWEAH RIVER TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePutnam and Snowslide Canyons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLadybug Camp and Cedar Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarfield-Hockett Trail to Garfield Grove and Hockett Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Atwell Mill and Mineral King  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eATWELL MILL TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Fork Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett Plateau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParadise Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMINERAL KING TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold Springs Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMosquito Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagle Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Chief Canyon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarewell Gap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranklin Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranklin Pass and Sawtooth Pass Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonarch Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Five and Big Five Lakes Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Western Divide Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Foothills \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOTWISHA TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotwisha Pictographs Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarble Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOSPITAL ROCK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Potwisha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParadise Creek Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Panther Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNORTH FORK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Fork Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColony Mill Road: North Fork to Colony Mill Ranger Station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Giant Forest \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRYSTAL CAVE ROAD TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColony Mill Road: Crystal Cave Road to Colony Mill Ranger Station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRESCENT MEADOW TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuckleberry Meadow Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobcat Point Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrescent and Log Meadows Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Panther Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiant Forest East Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBearpaw Meadow, Hamilton Lakes, and Nine Lakes Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Whitney Portal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGIANT FOREST TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoro Rock: Soldiers Trail and Moro Rock Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunset Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Trees Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHazelwood Nature Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrail of the Sequoias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircle Meadow Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCongress Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Wolverton, Lodgepole, and Wuksachi \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWOLVERTON TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMehrten and Alta Meadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlta Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanther Gap Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakes Trail to Heather, Aster, Emerald, and Pear Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLODGEPOLE TRAIHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokopah Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwin Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKings-Kaweah Divide Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWUKSACHI TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWuksachi Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Dorst Creek \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDORST CREEK TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Baldy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuir Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost Grove to Dorst Campground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCabin Creek Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Giant Sequoia National Monument and Jennie Lakes Wilderness \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTONY CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStony Creek Trail to Jennie Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBIG MEADOWS ROAD TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJennie Lakes Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeville Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMitchell Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNEDY MEADOW TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvans Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Redwood Mountain \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGENERALS HIGHWAY TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Baldy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuena Vista Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREDWOOD MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedwood Mountain Grove: Hart Trail Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedwood Mountain Grove: Sugar Bowl Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Grant Grove \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRANT GROVE TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Stump Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHitchcock Meadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunset Loop Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAzalea and Manzanita Trails Loop \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Grove Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Grant Tree Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePark Ridge Lookout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONVERSE BASIN TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago Stump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoole Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Cedar Grove \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEER COVE TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeer Cove Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCEDAR GROVE TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Kennedy Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Cecil Trail to Lookout Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCedar Grove Overlook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHotel and Lewis Creeks Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROADS END TRAILHEADS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZumwalt Meadow Nature Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiver Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKanawyer Loop Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSphinx Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircle of Solitude: Great Western and Kings-Kern Divides Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Lake and Lake Reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharlotte Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMist Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRae Lakes Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopper Creek Trail to Granite Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e State and Horseshoe Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to John Muir Wilderness: West Side \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCROWN VALLEY TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle Fork Kings River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOURTRIGHT RESERVOIR TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Mountain Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLORENCE LAKE TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlayney Hot Springs, Goddard Canyon, and Martha Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEast Side Trips\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Mount Whitney Ranger District \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHORSESHOE MEADOW TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Spring Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottonwood Pass and New Army Pass Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOTTONWOOD LAKES TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Army Pass Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottonwood Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoldier Lakes and Rock Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottonwood Lakes to Whitney Portal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHITNEY PORTAL TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Whitney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeysan Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Muir Trail: Whitney Portal to Onion Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSYMMES CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShepherd Pass Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONION VALLEY TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobinson Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKearsarge and Bullfrog Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharlotte Lake and Rae Lakes Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrans-Sierra Trek: Onion Valley to Cedar Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Muir Trail: Onion Valley to South Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolden Trout Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOAK CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaxter Pass Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSAWMILL CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSawmill Pass Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the White Mountain Ranger District \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTABOOSE CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaboose Pass Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRED CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBIRCH CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirch Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBIG PINE CREEK TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrainerd and Finger Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Pine Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOUTH LAKE TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong, Saddlerock, and Bishop Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDusy Basin and Le Conte Canyon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Muir Trail: South Lake to North Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChocolate Lakes Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasure Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTyee Lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAKE SABRINA TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabrina Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNORTH LAKE TRAILHEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLamarck 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