Comments | primula_baggins: Redwood Canyon Kings Canyon National Park

primula_baggins

Redwood Canyon Kings Canyon National Park

Jul 09, 2019 18:21

I went to Cambria last Saturday, but before I post photos of that, I went to Kings Canyon National Park yesterday and hiked on the Redwood Canyon trail. Or more correctly, I hiked part of the Hart trail which is in the same area. It was very strenuous for me. I walked 3.5 miles and it took 3 hours. I'm not in the greatest shape, so I was proud I ( Read more... )

national parks, kings canyon, sequoia

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prisca1960 July 10 2019, 10:20:16 UTC

Thanks for sharing these great pictures. What a wonderful place.

primula_baggins July 10 2019, 11:54:27 UTC

You are welcome. It is magnificent in every way there.

shirebound July 10 2019, 10:54:12 UTC

I wish I could send the lovely smell of pine needles

So do I!! What an utterly wonderful place.

primula_baggins July 10 2019, 11:56:43 UTC

When I opened my car door upon arrival at the grove, the first thing that hit me was that pine smell. I was immediately entranced.

addie71 July 10 2019, 11:00:11 UTC

Your pictures are beautiful. I'm glad you've been able to get out and enjoy these magnificent trees.

primula_baggins July 10 2019, 12:01:48 UTC

I live so close, but sometimes I wish I lived right there among them. Imagine taking a walk there each day?

I didn't post my photos of a giant sequoia log that had been felled, and some man had hollowed it out and used it like a cabin. I would be terrified of bears and other wildlife, not to mention snow in winter. But what a place to live otherwise. He did that back when they were logging trees there still.

_celebrian July 10 2019, 12:58:32 UTC

Great pics, Prim! Thanks so much for sharing. I love walking through sequoia groves - though I don't think we ever went to that particular one. We went to Sequoia NP much more often than to Kings Canyon, largely for practical reasons of campground location, I think. It's been a long time since I was in a sequoia grove, but I always enjoy those visits, so I know what you mean. It is very hard to show the scale of things in pictures. You really have to visit to fully understand.

Good for you managing the hike. We went on a strenuous hike out east a week and a half ago and my thighs were sore for days (and I still have evidence of scrapes I got from the rocks we climbed over). I'm hoping this will inspire me to get into better shape now that I am finally back home (as of yesterday afternoon).

lijahlover July 10 2019, 20:10:04 UTC

Wow such a beaitiful area. 😊