Year: 2002
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Big Pine Lakes
This trip started out with an acclimatization detour to the White Mountains just east of the Owens Valley. We arrived at Grandview campground in the afternoon and enjoyed a relaxed dinner before marveling at the spectacular sunset. Early Thursday morning, I was the first to get up. We drove to Patriarch Grove to watch the…
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Lodgepole to Rowell Meadows Loop
This was my dad’s first backpacking trip. We decided to combine it with a parallel camping and day trips for those staying behind. For the backpackers, we did a lollipop loop through three wilderness areas: first from Lodgepole within Sequoia National Park, then into the Jennie Lakes Wilderness, then through Kings Canyon National Park, and…