For July's calendar picture, we are still at Tokopah Falls (in Sequoia National Park). It is a beautiful area, and a great hike. The secret is to stay as close to the water as possible.
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Tokopah Falls is one of the most popular and easily accessible hikes in Sequoia. I've done it 3 times now. This time we spent more time either in or near the water. That is where we found this tree stump. This is the June shot in our calendar.
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One of the most popular hikes in the Mineral King area is White Chief. It is truly a beautiful hike. The waterfall at the end isn't massive, but the entire stream below it was coated in wild flowers. This is a view back in the direction that we came from.
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This shot was taken at the end of the Hike to Franklin Lake. It was on a bridge almost back to the parking lot. We had just seen a bear on the trail, and I saw this view. I'm glad I stopped.
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After our 23 mile climb on the mostly one lane dirt road, we arrived in Mineral King. After checking out the cute little cabin at Silver City Resort, we rushed out to do a short hike. We decided on Timber Gap since it was only a few miles. Little did we realize that the few miles was straight up. And this seemed particularly brutal because we hadn't adjusted to the elevation yet. I panted pretty much the whole way to the top. But the view from the top, really was nice.
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This is the February 2011 photo from the calendar. It was taken on the way to Mineral King, near the beginning of the climb up the hill. There was a rocky spot, worn smooth by the water. We had lunch there, little realizing the 23 mile mostly one lane, dirt road that lay ahead.
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This is the shot we're using for January 2010 (it's a 15 month calendar so it will also have a January 2012). It's from Paradise Valley. You get to Paradise Valley, which is above Mist Falls, at Roads End in Kings Canyon. The name really seemed appropriate, it was such a serene and beautiful place. Near here is where I saw the bear that was in perfect position to be photographed. (Bear photos to be posted later.)
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I'll be publishing samples from the calendar for the next few posts. Below is the cover. This is in Kings Canyon on the way back from a hike...
I've been back for 6 days from an amazing trip to Sequoia. The first part of the trip was spent in Mineral King, a part of the park that I've never been to before. It requires taking an extremely curvy one lane road for 23 miles. Near the beginning of the climb up the hill we stopped at a Waterfall. Here are a few shots.
I've had my IPad 3G on order for a few weeks now. I was reasonable cool with waiting. But now that so many people are talking about their IPads, I am finding it really hard to wait. There is part of me that wants to run out to the Apple store and pick up a non 3G device today. But of course I won't. Unfortunately, while fixating on the IPad my photography is taking a back seat. I'm too busy reading every article and listening to every Podcast to spend any time working on my photos. Which is a shame, since one of the main uses I tell myself I will use is to have the IPad as a portfolio...