Sequoia Foothills Dayhike (Pics)

raylaconico

raylaconico

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Since a lot of people are posting hiking pics, I thought I'd share these. I just did this today. The place is called Marble Falls and it's 7 miles round trip with 2000 ft elev gain. This was a nice hike. I only saw two separate people the whole time and it was on my way down.

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holy camoli

wish i was there too

i think everyone here does :D

cheers
 
Yup, nice shots. Been wanting to get to the Sequoia National Park before somebody burns it down. Great place to hike and gotta love the trees.
 
I'm going to have to get there someday soon. I drive by the trail all the time. Maybe this fall after things cool down a little.
 
It was a hot day today. Good thing that much of the trail is shaded and I was able to cool off in the water. Sequoia in the western Sierra is real nice but I think I like the eastern Sierra more. The two sides are so close but so different from each other.
 
Great shots of the landscape there.:cool:

Thanks for sharing them.:thumbup:
 
Awesome shots. Now tell my you didn't at least dip your feet in that water....
 
Nice photos...

I, too, like the eastern slope of the Sierras. I have never hiked up the western slope. I am sure it is beautiful (as your photos indicate).

On the eastern slope, I hiked up to a beautiful jade green lake, which was at about 9,800 feet, and just below the North Palisade...beautiful country up there. This is in the John Muir Wilderness, and the trailhead is near Big Pine.

Has anyone been to the Golden Trout Wilderness? A fellow survived a plane crash there a few years ago, and ended up "walking out" alive (finding Route 395). I gather that area is beautiful, too...pehaps not as remote as the JMW, as it is closer to LA.
 
Yes, I did get wet! It was a very hot day and after a hot hike, the water was irresistable. I even carried some water shoes in my pack just for that. This is how I cool off....:D

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I love both the eastern and western sides of the Sierras. And my favorite places are in the middle...like the Big Wet Meadow area in Cloud Canyon, and East Lake. Both are spectacular locations, with little human traffic.

In the summer I do a lot in the high country. I don't hike well in the heat, so I have to go up high where it is nice and cool. In the winter I spend some time in the middle elevations. By far the best time to walk through the sequoia groves is after a heavy snow, when the skies have cleared. The combination of white snow, cinnamon colored sequoia trunks, dark green needles, and brilliant blue skies is something to behold.

For the low/middle elevations, have you tried anything out of South Fork? I like that area, too.

I would like to see you try to cool off like that in the spring!
 
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