Sequoia

Day 4: Killer Trees

Posted by JimmyJam on

5 June 2022
Twin Lakes to Lodgepole
(7 miles, +300/-3,000 feet).

Today was an easy last day. We packed up our beautiful site at Twin Lakes and then headed into the woods for a three thousand foot descent back to civilization.

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Good morning!
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So pretty!
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One last water stop
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And one more stop!
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Sticky Cinquefoil
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A pretty watefall
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Sierra Mariposa Lily
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Veiled Polypore
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Deer!
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Small White Violet
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Sculpted Puffball
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A nice meadow
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Whiskerbush

About halfway down we entered a burn zone from the KNP Complex fire (we joked that it was actually the “KFC” Complex, started by an errant fryer!).

The Park Service has done a lot of work through here cutting up trees that might pose a danger to hikers. Some of the labeling gets a bit extreme though:

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When good trees go bad….
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Last view of Silliman Peak

And soon we were back down to Lodgepole and on the bus back to our car at Wolverton.

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Whew!
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Glad to be back!

2 Comments Add yours

  1. saminland says:
    June 8, 2022 at 5:29 pm

    very nice trip, thanks for sharing. I had never been to the Little Lakes and that looks like a wonderful place. Ferguson Meadow is a wonderful place to camp for an evening. Towards the lower portions there is a nice campsite and the fishing there in Ferguson Meadows is unusual for Kings Canyon waters.

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  2. Michael Jones says:
    June 9, 2022 at 5:06 am

    Great trip. i loved the photos. I mapped your hike out on Alltrails. Crazy how many miles you did off trail. I live on the East Coast and don’t get to see this kind of scenery. Thanks for sharing

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