Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Zumwalt Meadow


Day 1: After driving about an hour on the Scenic Byway into the park and passing below 8,000 foot granite walls, our road dead ended at "Road's End". Kings Canyon is the deepest in North America, even more so than the Grand Canyon. We camped only a few miles from Road's End, which was a beautiful and isolated campsite, and started our exploring on the Zumwalt Meadow trail. The 1.5 mile loop offered views of 8,518 foot Grand Sentinel and 8,717 foot North Dome, the trail bordered by clear river pools and vibrant ferns. We had the meadow to ourselves.

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