Kings Canyon, May 2001
After our last Kings Canyon visit, we decided to try again in dryer weather. We couldn't have asked for better weather for hiking - cool and partly cloudy
 kingscanyon2037 640 x 430 John on the edge |
 kingscanyon2038 640 x 430 Same place, different angle |
 kingscanyon2039 640 x 430 We're on the other face now, looking back the way we came. The closer, smooth face shows more of the natural, pale sandstone color. The reddish hue is a thin veneer; the sandstone itself is almost chalk-white in places. |
 kingscanyon2040 322 x 480 Took this by getting down on my belly and edging out over the cliff face. |
 kingscanyon2041 640 x 430 Looking back toward the Garden of Eden, which is approx where that tree is. The curved cliff is where I took the previous photos. |
 kingscanyon2042 640 x 430 Another view of the end of the canyon. For scale, note the people on the edge of the cliff. |
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 kingscanyon2046 640 x 430 Native Cypress. |
 kingscanyon2047 640 x 430 WHERE does the trail go? |
 kingscanyon2048 640 x 430 Kestrel Falls. Of course, there's no water in there right now. |
 kingscanyon2049 640 x 430 Looking at the beginning from the end. |
 kingscanyon2050 640 x 430 Stoker Creek. To understand this photo, you should read the story of our previous Kings Canyon adventure. |
 kingscanyon2051 640 x 430 Sunset on the way back home. |
This page created 25 May 2001 by Jodi
