Granite Pass and beyond, Oct. 2007 - bryanlallen's Photos

A late-October hike from Cedar Grove to lake basins north of the Monarch Divide in Kings Canyon National Park.

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bryanlallen > The trusty Fit in front of the Cedar Grove Lodge, closed for the season but with a pay-phone, still operational, that I used to tell Jane of my departure. I camped in Cedar Grove the night before the hike.

bryanlallen > Climbing north from Roads End and looking east; a controlled burn further to the west and fires further south had really smoked things up that morning.

bryanlallen > Ascending the Granite Pass trail, looking east to the area of Mount Clarence King and the King Spur.

bryanlallen > Granite Basin at about 10,000 feet altitude. The sub-freezing fall nights have turned the meadows brown.

bryanlallen > Looking north from Granite Pass, elevation 10,673, into the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Kings River. The distant views were obscured due to smoke from the west and south.

bryanlallen > The base of an old snag along the trail, looking north.

bryanlallen > I camped about three or four miles north of Granite Pass at about 9500 feet. Just after a stream crossing, I noticed a faint trail leading east which led to this horse-packer campsite with rustic table. The campsite did not show any obvious recent use. The turquoise-colored bag on the left is my Ursack, a lightweight bearproof food container. My wood-powered stove is heating up some delicious Trader Joe's Indian food packets.

bryanlallen > My Lunar Solo E in camp the next AM, with packer table just beyond. A pleasant and well-sheltered campsite.

bryanlallen > I was trying out my wife's hiking sticks on this hike. I have walked for years with a single hiking stick but saw lots of people using two sticks so figured I'd see how well they work for me. A stock drift fence/gate is at the far right of the photo.

The trusty Fit in front of the Cedar Grove Lodge, closed for the season but with a pay-phone, still operational, that I used to tell Jane of my departure. I camped in Cedar Grove the night before the hike.

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