Kings Canyon – Redwood Canyon
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Weekend trip along the Hart Tree and Fallen Goliath Loop Trail:
Trip organized by Jack "The Snow Magnet" Elliot.
Trippers: Jack Elliot, Josh Elliot, Jeremy Elliot, Brian Conrad, Adam Criswell
We had a great trip but had to cut it short due to unexpected snowfall. Here is a little photo essay, hope you enjoy!
Last minute adjustments and general joking around before heading off on our "serious" trek.
Attempting to help out some unprepared Jeep driver. No shovel, no chains, no winch.
There were some massive trees.
Feeling small.
Are we lost?
Cute little purple mushrooms.
Not sure what this is but looks like an alien egg case.
One of the few moments where the sun came through.
Playing around with sticks and stuff.
Poor tree will never be the same.
Brian in the Hart Tree.
The photographer gets his picture taken.
You get the idea, there were lots of mushrooms.
… and ladybugs.
Home for the night.
MMMMMM, Popcorn!
with butter.
Cooking over homemade stove.
Alien visitor.
Good morning snow.
Tracking bear.
Emerging.
We made it! From left to right: Jeremy, Jack, Brian, Josh, Adam
Thanks for the snow Jack!
I would like to thank everyone who made it on this trip, even though we had to cut it short I had a great time. Looks like I'm going to have to give everything a bath though, I didn't get eveything unpacked quick enough, and I have some odd smells going on with gear. The first day of the trip was beautiful as far as weather was concerned, a little foggy when we left the parking lot, but it cleared up nicely, with patchy blue skies, and hints of sun shine peaking through the great big Sequoia trees.
The first day hiking was great, it took quite a while to cover aprox. 6.5 miles, 1. We were all stopping and looking at the huge trees, 2. We were trying out our new cameras (me, and Adam), and 3 Was the horrendous death cones from above that we had to walk on, it was like walking on huge marbles, twisting ankles, knees, not fun, I don't know if they do any trail maintenance, it may have been that we were hiking a little early in the season before they started any trail maintenance, enough of that more pictures!
Trying out the macro setting.
Water log.
I want to say thanks to Adam for helping me understand how to use my camera a little better, it shows in some of the pic's I took on this trip. I think we may have a new photo junkie in BPL (Adam) He was taking some great pictures, I think he likes his new camera.
We both took this shot, my little cave of mushrooms!
Brought to you by PAN-O-VISION, I should have taken more frames of this view.
One of my favorite trees on this hike, kind of looks like something from the Wizard of OZ.
This came out a little blurry, but not bad for cold hands, no tripod, and macro zoom.
I'll try to post more this week.
Just wanted to post some more pic's, and say I wish we could have stayed another day so I could have spent more time with my 2 son's , I don't get to backpack with them enough.
This was an odd site, this tree grew straight, then turned 90* for about a foot, then turned 90* again, and continued to grow straight, wierd!
This tree in the center with the branches going to the right, looks like he's trying to grab a little sugar from his sugar mama tree. Who knows what goes on in the forest when we're not around.
My 2 son's walking among giants. I love them 2 boy's, and proud of them too.
A family of "Giant Sequoias"
Jeremy "Hey Brian, where are all the big trees at?"
Brian " I don't know Jeremy, I'm still looking myself"More macro shoots.
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