[pct-l] Sequoias

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At 11:08 AM 2/22/2004 -0500, Judith Rush wrote:
>I don't recall anyone mentioning seeing any giant sequoia trees while 
>hiking through sequoia national park. When looking at a map of the park I 
>see that the giant forest section of the park is west of the trail. Does 
>anyone know of a trail or road that can get us over there ?

There is a trail, but I've never taken it. According the NPS map of Sequoia 
King's Canyon, there is a trail shortly after the JMT first joins the PCT 
(north of Whitney) at Wallace Creek. At Lodgepole Village you could 
resupply, do laundry and shower. I believe it opens mid-May.

See for yourself: 
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks/sequoia_kings_park98.pdf

Also, in Yosemite, you could pay the $20 (it may be +/- $5) for the tour 
bus to take you from Tuolumne Meadows to the Mariposa Grove. It's a crowd, 
but I still enjoy it.

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