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Day-hiking across the Sierra
Nevadas is possible with a couple of pretty epic trails.
One of them leads
from Roads' End (near Cedar Grove, in Kings Canyon) to Onion Valley (in the
Inyo area). Roads'
End / Cedar Grove (~1500 m) is east of Fresno. Onion Valley (~2800 m) is west
of Independence. The trail crosses the Sierras at Kearsage Pass (~3600 m).
This is a one-way hike of 36 kms, with over 2000m of elevation gain.
- A
map of the Sierra area.
- Two maps of the Kings Canyon area
(including Cedar Grove): map1,
map2 (zoom)
- A map
of the Independence / Onion Valley area.
- A map of the hike in four parts (overview,
p1, p2, p3)
- Another pre-hike info page
from the friend of ours who gave us the idea.
The following is a collection
of notes based on this trail, hiked from west to east, by
Annelie, Colby, Matteo & Lorenzo on July 17th, 2004.
The trail from east to west is much easier as it is mostly downhill. |
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Our hike 2004
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Bubbs Creek
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Sierra Flowers
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Group A at East Creek Junction |
Junction Meadow |
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Meeting Group B |
A nice plan working out |
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Waterfalls at Lower Vidette Meadow |
Bullfrog Lake |
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Kearsage Lakes |
The Kearsage Basin |
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The fort |
Kearsage Pass
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Paolo's Group
D message
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Onion Valley |
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A view from
Onion Valley
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A trusted
hiking companion
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