Had a great time exploring the Sequoia National forest
Hume lake fishing day
Chip and I Morro rock
Mineral King. Aug 2013
Did a side trip, well a 90 minute windy road side trip, to an amazing place in the Sequoias called mineral king.
We used to visit here when my daughter was young, what an amazing place….
Caught a rainstorm….found some hail on way down mountain
T-minus one – to Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park
My husband loves to fish – find me a kick ass hiking trail and I’m a happy girl. This National Park gives us everything an active, or not so active, couple could ask for! 
Link to NPS website: http://www.nps.gov/seki/historyculture/index.htm
“Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks contain big trees, high peaks, and deep canyons, but the diversity goes far beyond that. Located in the southern Sierra Nevada range, the parks’ elevations extend from 1,300 feet (418m) in the foothills to 14,491 feet (4,417m) at the summit of Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the contiguous 48 states. Plunging in the opposite direction far below the surface are over 200 marble caverns, many with endemic cave fauna. This huge variation in the landscape contributes to the collage of habitats that create a rich assemblage of terrestrial, aquatic and subterranean ecosystems. Here one can observe a vast diversity of plants and animals representing an array of adaptations.”
Did You Know?
The mid-elevation Sierra coniferous forest supports a remarkable diversity of tree species. Here ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, white fir, sugar pine, and scattered groves of giant sequoia intermix , forming one of the most extensive stands of old-growth coniferous forest remaining in the world.
Super excited to head out tomorrow – photos to follow !
Happy trails…………………
adventurebarb 