Nizy
08-13-2008, 09:10 PM
Went camping up in Sequoia NP, for 4 days and here are some pics:
The Sherman Tree. It's the largest known single organism by volume and estimated to be 2,300 years old
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http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1432_9ppfy/DSC_0036.jpg
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The Senate, a stand of trees on the Congress Trail. The President is nearby.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1434_qpyu6/DSC_0039.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1435_cfxjl/DSC_0048.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1436_v5jbo/DSC_0049.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1437_5jgus/DSC_0052.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1438_cmkan/DSC_0054.jpg
The "Bear Bath", it's a hollow sequoia that collects rain water.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1439_ir6ak/DSC_0056.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1440_osswl/DSC_0058.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1441_xarir/DSC_0059.jpg
"Broken Arrow"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1442_k0qqn/DSC_0062.jpg
A wasp we found on the trail, looked interesting.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1443_pittn/DSC_0069.jpg
The tunnel log.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1444_q4kb4/DSC_0070.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1445_rqvys/DSC_0072.jpg
My friend and I hiked here and never actually drove through it, so I took some pictures to experience it vicariously.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1446_vpaot/DSC_0075.jpg
"The Roosevelt Tree"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1447_jwhf8/DSC_0082.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1448_o6qcq/DSC_0084.jpg
Moro Rock
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1449_hftx0/DSC_0086.jpg
Some views from Moro Rock
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1450_aurz8/DSC_0087.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1451_etbia/DSC_0090.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1453_taczr/DSC_0098.jpg
Our modest campsite
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1454_zajmv/DSC_0101.jpg
Some shots from a tour of Crystal Cave we took.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1455_wlsi6/DSC_0103.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1456_ej2gw/DSC_0108.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1457_zi2ek/DSC_0109.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1458_zgm6b/DSC_0113.jpg
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The meadow near our campsite, we had bear visits every night. No damage or food taken though.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1461_d2ore/DSC_0118.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1462_vlysf/DSC_0123.jpg
A small detour on the largely unused trail to "The Muir Grove"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1463_a9flf/DSC_0136.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1464_4ues1/DSC_0138.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1465_pp0yz/DSC_0140.NEF.jpg
In the grove.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1466_xgm6n/DSC_0146.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1467_t2t7e/DSC_0151.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1468_bnt0b/DSC_0153.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1469_clnlo/DSC_0158.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1470_gcexj/DSC_0160.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1471_xwuom/DSC_0165.jpg
All in all a great trip.
We set out hiking after seeing the Sherman Tree, and with no map to speak of managed to get ourselves pretty lost. We ended up hiking for about 7 miles through the portion of the park called the "Giant Forest" where the greatest proliferation of sequoias is without seeing another person. Whenever I go back I plan to get equally lost, it made the trip much more spectacular.
The Sherman Tree. It's the largest known single organism by volume and estimated to be 2,300 years old
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1426_3an4m/DSC_0003.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1427_mf4mu/DSC_0010.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1428_rrtmc/DSC_0014.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1429_a3dww/DSC_0017.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1430_vwwct/DSC_0030.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1431_rxnfc/DSC_0034.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1432_9ppfy/DSC_0036.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1433_xsjtu/DSC_0037.jpg
The Senate, a stand of trees on the Congress Trail. The President is nearby.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1434_qpyu6/DSC_0039.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1435_cfxjl/DSC_0048.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1436_v5jbo/DSC_0049.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1437_5jgus/DSC_0052.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1438_cmkan/DSC_0054.jpg
The "Bear Bath", it's a hollow sequoia that collects rain water.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1439_ir6ak/DSC_0056.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1440_osswl/DSC_0058.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1441_xarir/DSC_0059.jpg
"Broken Arrow"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1442_k0qqn/DSC_0062.jpg
A wasp we found on the trail, looked interesting.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1443_pittn/DSC_0069.jpg
The tunnel log.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1444_q4kb4/DSC_0070.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1445_rqvys/DSC_0072.jpg
My friend and I hiked here and never actually drove through it, so I took some pictures to experience it vicariously.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1446_vpaot/DSC_0075.jpg
"The Roosevelt Tree"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1447_jwhf8/DSC_0082.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1448_o6qcq/DSC_0084.jpg
Moro Rock
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1449_hftx0/DSC_0086.jpg
Some views from Moro Rock
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1450_aurz8/DSC_0087.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1451_etbia/DSC_0090.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1453_taczr/DSC_0098.jpg
Our modest campsite
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1454_zajmv/DSC_0101.jpg
Some shots from a tour of Crystal Cave we took.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1455_wlsi6/DSC_0103.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1456_ej2gw/DSC_0108.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1457_zi2ek/DSC_0109.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1458_zgm6b/DSC_0113.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1459_96mnh/DSC_0114.jpg
The meadow near our campsite, we had bear visits every night. No damage or food taken though.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1461_d2ore/DSC_0118.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1462_vlysf/DSC_0123.jpg
A small detour on the largely unused trail to "The Muir Grove"
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1463_a9flf/DSC_0136.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1464_4ues1/DSC_0138.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1465_pp0yz/DSC_0140.NEF.jpg
In the grove.
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1466_xgm6n/DSC_0146.NEF.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1467_t2t7e/DSC_0151.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1468_bnt0b/DSC_0153.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1469_clnlo/DSC_0158.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1470_gcexj/DSC_0160.jpg
http://www.nnuploads.com/files/1471_xwuom/DSC_0165.jpg
All in all a great trip.
We set out hiking after seeing the Sherman Tree, and with no map to speak of managed to get ourselves pretty lost. We ended up hiking for about 7 miles through the portion of the park called the "Giant Forest" where the greatest proliferation of sequoias is without seeing another person. Whenever I go back I plan to get equally lost, it made the trip much more spectacular.