HIKE THE PARKS
SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
HIKE THE PARKS
BEST DAY HIKES, WALKS, AND SIGHTS
SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
SCOTT TURNER
For that one tiny sequoia sapling I met in Giant Forest. May you tower over everything long after I’m gone.
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First edition, 2020
Copyeditor: Erin Cusick
Design and layout: Heidi Smets Graphic Design
Cartographer: Erin Greb Cartography
All photographs by the author unless credited otherwise
Cover photograph: Giant sequoias tower overhead in Sequoia National Park.
(Photo by istock/lucky-photographer)
Frontispiece: Iconic views down-canyon toward the Sphinx (Route 40)
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ISBN (paperback): 978-1-68051-154-3
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-68051-196-3
CONTENTS
Visiting Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Map Legend
10Middle Fork Trail to Panther Creek
WOLVERTON, LODGEPOLE, AND DORST CREEK