On the morning of June 21st I moved from Azalea Campground in Kings Canyon (west) to the Sentinel Campground in the eastern side of the park, down on the canyon floor.
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The scenic drive of 30 miles from the west to east side of Kings Canyon National Park takes over an hour. The views along the way are breath-taking.
After getting settled in at the new camp site, I drove the 10 miles to Roads End. Along the way I stopped at Zumwalt Meadow and walked the trail. It was a nice, leisurely walk with the river flowing on one side and meadows and mountains surrounding you on the other side.
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The river alternates between swift flowing “calm” areas as shown above and even faster flowing sections of ripples and rapids.
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Looking east across Zumwalt Meadow.
2 comments:
Trip envy, AGAIN and AGAIN! Fabulous photos, beautiful country. Photo # 2 on this post is worthy of a post card or framed art!
John grew up in Fresno so we've been to King's Canyon and Yosemite several times. Your pictures are just beautiful! Babs
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