The storms this winter have damaged roads in Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and some of them will stay closed for a while.
Cedar Grove and Roads End, key destinations for backpackers, look like they will be closed all summer. And Mineral King may not open until later this summer.
For those of you who have been following this blog, you know that I spend a fair amount of time as a volunteer in the National Forests. Last year, it was about 250 hours. We count those hours becaus
Once we started backpacking together, a few things became pretty clear. M tends to look down on the trail, exploring flowers, rocks, funghi and animal scat with great interest. P tends to look up on t
SFGate ran this story about Tenaya Canyon, out hung it as a mystery spot with mysterious energy... What they didn't say is that Tenaya Canyon is extremely dangerous, and should only be attempted late