4-night, 5-day trip on the trails in Sequoia Natl. Park
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:04 am
Hello everyone - this is my first-time posting.
My two brothers-in-law (BILs) and I will be traveling to Sequoia the last week of September - we are between 55 and 61 yrs of age; in good physical shape, but we are from the flatlands of Indiana. I've been to Sequoia-Kings Canyon several times when I lived in CA, but the BILs have never seen the Big Trees. I favor near the tree-line or above. One BIL and I have lots of backpacking experience; I have some Sierra backpacking experience. It will be the first backpacking trip for one BIL (although he is probably in better physical shape than I).
So, this is my preliminary plan: arrive late afternoon, spend night in Grant Grove cabin- spend one, maybe 2 nights on trails in Redwood Canyon. Go back to car, drive to Wolverton and spend 1 to 3 nights along Lakes Trail toward Pear Lake. Spend last night in Grant Grove cabin. I've tried to allow for elevation acclimation, easy to moderate trails, no more than about 2500 feet elevation-gain in a day, no more than about 5 or 6 miles in a day with significant elevation gain, maybe up to 8 miles with less than 1000 feet elevation gain in a day.
What do you think of my preliminary plan and do you have other suggestions?
My two brothers-in-law (BILs) and I will be traveling to Sequoia the last week of September - we are between 55 and 61 yrs of age; in good physical shape, but we are from the flatlands of Indiana. I've been to Sequoia-Kings Canyon several times when I lived in CA, but the BILs have never seen the Big Trees. I favor near the tree-line or above. One BIL and I have lots of backpacking experience; I have some Sierra backpacking experience. It will be the first backpacking trip for one BIL (although he is probably in better physical shape than I).
So, this is my preliminary plan: arrive late afternoon, spend night in Grant Grove cabin- spend one, maybe 2 nights on trails in Redwood Canyon. Go back to car, drive to Wolverton and spend 1 to 3 nights along Lakes Trail toward Pear Lake. Spend last night in Grant Grove cabin. I've tried to allow for elevation acclimation, easy to moderate trails, no more than about 2500 feet elevation-gain in a day, no more than about 5 or 6 miles in a day with significant elevation gain, maybe up to 8 miles with less than 1000 feet elevation gain in a day.
What do you think of my preliminary plan and do you have other suggestions?