We (Mom, sister, & myself) took my nephew for his first camping trip a few weeks ago. I finally had some time to upload and post the pics. Went to Kings Canyon, home of the biggest trees in the world. Its been a while since I've seen it without snow and it was much easier to get around; although still chilly at 30-32*F at night.
Camp setup:
We lucked out and timed it while they were doing a controlled burn (about a week before the CA fires started). It was only ~1.5miles from the camp.
"The General Grant tree stands 266', and its diameter is the second-largest of all Giant Sequoias at 29'. Its circumference at the base including broad root buttresses, is 108'.
Once thought to be well over 2,000 years old, recent estimates point to a much younger age closer to 1,650 years. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it the "Nation's Christmas Tree" in 1926. On March 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared the tree a "National Shrine", a memorial to those who died in war. It is the only living object to be so declared. The tree is the second-largest tree in the world, after the General Sherman." (quite hard to fit it all in frame without a wide angle lens)
Hiking around near the General Grant tree:
Nephew spotting a Chickaree:
Hume Lake:
Started to rain Friday afternoon and lasted until late that night (couple degrees colder and it would have snowed):
What else would you do in the rain?
Smoke filtered sun rays on Saturday morning:
Water filtered sun rays:
Water fall in the Canyon on the way to Cedar Grove:
Regrowth (many trees had burned in the area):
Granite walls of Kings Canyon (deepest in N America):
Another waterfall:
Kings River:
Grey Tree Squirrel:
The Canyon:
Converse Basin:
"This was the world's largest sequoia grove, until virtually every mature tree was cut down early in the 1900's. The Boole Tree was spared, along with a few other less accessible giants. Boole is the world's eighth largest sequoia. Converse Basin also contains the Muir Snag, the oldest known giant sequoia. This tree, which was over 3000 years old when it died, was discovered by and named for John Muir."
This is about a 270* field of view, stitched together from 7 frames. (I think it came out good for a handheld camera and free stitching software):
Camp setup:
We lucked out and timed it while they were doing a controlled burn (about a week before the CA fires started). It was only ~1.5miles from the camp.
"The General Grant tree stands 266', and its diameter is the second-largest of all Giant Sequoias at 29'. Its circumference at the base including broad root buttresses, is 108'.
Once thought to be well over 2,000 years old, recent estimates point to a much younger age closer to 1,650 years. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it the "Nation's Christmas Tree" in 1926. On March 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared the tree a "National Shrine", a memorial to those who died in war. It is the only living object to be so declared. The tree is the second-largest tree in the world, after the General Sherman." (quite hard to fit it all in frame without a wide angle lens)
Hiking around near the General Grant tree:
Nephew spotting a Chickaree:
Hume Lake:
Started to rain Friday afternoon and lasted until late that night (couple degrees colder and it would have snowed):
What else would you do in the rain?
Smoke filtered sun rays on Saturday morning:
Water filtered sun rays:
Water fall in the Canyon on the way to Cedar Grove:
Regrowth (many trees had burned in the area):
Granite walls of Kings Canyon (deepest in N America):
Another waterfall:
Kings River:
Grey Tree Squirrel:
The Canyon:
Converse Basin:
"This was the world's largest sequoia grove, until virtually every mature tree was cut down early in the 1900's. The Boole Tree was spared, along with a few other less accessible giants. Boole is the world's eighth largest sequoia. Converse Basin also contains the Muir Snag, the oldest known giant sequoia. This tree, which was over 3000 years old when it died, was discovered by and named for John Muir."
This is about a 270* field of view, stitched together from 7 frames. (I think it came out good for a handheld camera and free stitching software):