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Welcome to a collection of Kings Canyon and Sequoia trip reports and links. On these pages you will find trip descriptions and photos of hikes both on and off trail through the spectacular wilderness of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Share your experiences in Sequoia/Kings Canyon with other hikers. Join the Sequoia Kings Canyon Hikers Club, a free service of Yahoo! Send an e-card to a friend by clicking here.
Enchanted Gorge (August 1996, 5 days, 62 miles, 2 passes / 18 photos, 1220 words, map)
described in some guidebooks as the most remote canyon in the Sierra Nevada, the area that this trip explores remains wild and virtually untouched to this day
Dumbbell Lakes (August 1996, 6 days, 66 miles, 9 passes / 10 photos, 400 words, map)
the first part of Steve Roper's High Route is traversed in this hike which leaves the High Route in Lake Basin and travels through remote Dumbbell Lakes basin
"High Route" South
(August 1992, 6 days, 45 miles, 9 passes / 13 photos, 1020 words, map)
an attempt to capture the spirit of Roper's pioneering High Route, this trip extends the High Route south to Mineral King, crossing nine passes in the process
Kaweah Basin
(August 1992, 3 days, 53 miles, 5 passes / 11 photos, 550 words, map)
another remote and rarely visited mountain paradise, amazingly, Kaweah Basin can be visited in a (challenging) three day trek which passes over three major cross country passes
Bear Lakes
(July 1989, 3 days, 47 miles, 2 passes / 14 photos, 460 words, map)
just north of the Kings Canyon NP boundary, Bear Lakes basin is an area ideally suited to testing yourself on a rigorous solo through stark, yet alluring high country
John Muir Trail
(August 1987, 13 days, 200 miles, 11 passes / 17 photos, 7970 words)
the classic sampler trip through the heart of the Sierra, walking this 200 plus mile trail leaves you with ideas for dozens of further trips in the wild country from Yosemite to Sequoia
Courtright-Cedar Grove
(August, 1989, 7 days, 81 miles, 5 passes / 19 photos, 850 words, map)
passing down Goddard and Gardiner Creeks, this hike just might cure your itch for bushwacking down remote canyons (it worked for me)
East LeConte/White Divide
(August 1991, 4 days, 54 miles, 3 passes / 17 photos, 940 words)
a relatively "gentle" hike involving enough cross country travel to take you into remote wilderness with no particularly technical challenges and many opportunities for side trips
High Sierra Trail
(August 1997, 7 days, 107 miles, 2 passes / 39 photos, 2170 words)
the finest traverse of the southern Sierra Nevada, this hike: crosses the the Great Western Divide at Kaweah Gap; visits Big Arroyo, Chagoopa Plateau, and Kern Canyon; and culminates on the summit of Mt Whitney
Mt Brewer Loop
(August 1991, 3 days, 28.5 miles, 2 passes / 20 photos, 1100 words)
a loop hike that visits East Lake and the Sphinx Lakes basin, the high point of this trip is the summit of Mount Brewer, the first major peak climbed in the southern Sierra Nevada
Gardiner Basin
(July 1991, 5 days, 37 miles, 2 passes / 14 photos, 1215 words)
a loop hike that visits Gardiner Basin and Sixty Lake Basin, returning to the Cedar Grove trail head via the John Muir Trail and Woods Creek trails via Paradise Valley
Davis Lakes (August 1998, 4.5 days, 57 miles, 3 passes / 37 photos, 1885 words)
Hell for Sure Pass - twice! Beautiful scenery on the tributaries of the South Fork of the San Joaquin River that flow through Goddard Canyon and Evolution Canyon
Dinkey Lakes (July 1998, 3 days, 9 miles, no passes, no sweat / 19 photos, 900 words)
a quick tour through the Sierra's finest pocket wilderness in a heavy snow year (not very many people)
West LeConte/White Divide (July 1992, 3 days, 46 miles, 2 passes / 10 photos, 500 words)
a cross country trek on the west side of the divide that forms the western boundary of northernmost Kings Canyon National Park
Kern Kaweah Country (August 1970, 6 days, 60 miles, 3 passes / 16 photos, 1290 words)
fresh out of the Navy with a month left until school, I talked my friend Bryan into in joining me on a trip to the Kern-Kaweah River of Sequoia NP
Finger Peak Loop (July 1990, 4 days, 50 miles, 4 passes / 15 photos, 715 words)
starting and ending in Woodchuck Country east of Wishon Reservoir, this trip visits the upper reaches of Goddard Creek and remote Blue Canyon
Triple Divide Loop I (July 1990, 6 days, 51 miles, 6 passes / 25 photos, 1160 words)
this was the first of several trips designed to get to know the country around Triple Divide Peak located on the Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP Boundary
Lakes of Cliff Creek (May 1972, 3 days, 12 miles, 2 passes / 9 photos, 570 words)
I still have vivid memories of this, my first solo cross-country hike, an early season trip out of Mineral King to the lakes at the head of Cliff Creek
Central Great Western Divide (July 1999, 4.5 days, 50 miles, 3 passes / 12 photos, 1650 words)
through Cloud Canyon and Colby Pass country with visits to the summits of Centennial, Milestone, and Midway Mountains
Arrow Peak - Muro Blanco (August 1999, 5 days, 40 miles, 1 pass / 15 photos, 1650 words)
a tour of the divide between Woods Creek and the South Fork of the Kings River with a climb of Arrow Peak and return via the canyon of the Muro Blanco
Mount Whitney Day Hike (September 1999, 1 day, 22 miles, 1 pass / 15 photos, 1250 words)
daughter Jane, SeKi Hiker Club friend Bill Holst and I spend a beautiful Fall Saturday summiting the highest peak in the lower 48
Confusion Lake (August 2000, 4 days, 39 miles, 2 passes / 15 photos, 1400 words, maps and profiles)
a delightful trip through a lovely area, including a cross country visit to Confusion Lake which is perched on the LeConte Divide
Red Mountain Basin (June 2001, 3 days, 39 miles, / 30 photos, 1100 words)
the greater Red Mountain Basin contains many lakes and on this early season trip and I tried to visit as many of them as I could
