Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Mike White learned to hike in the Cascade Mountains and honed his outdoor skills while obtaining a B.A. from Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike and his wife, Robin, relocated to the high desert of Reno, Nevada, where he was drawn to the majesty of the Sierra Nevada. In the early 1990s, Mike began writing about the outdoors, expanding the third edition of The Trinity Alps. His first solo publication for Wilderness Press was Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park. Fifteen more titles followed, including the Snowshoe Trails series, national park books for Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen Volcanic, Backpacking Nevada, and Afoot & Afield Reno-Tahoe. Two of his books have won national awards, Top Trails Lake Tahoe and 50 Classic Hikes in Nevada (University of Nevada Press). Mike has also contributed to Sierra South, Sierra North, and Backpacking California. In addition to his book projects, Mike has written articles for Sunset, Backpacker, and the Reno Gazette Journal. He is also a contributor to the Pneuma Project blog. A former community college instructor, Mike is a featured speaker for outdoor groups.

• Backpack Trip FeaturesDayhike Trip FeaturesPrefaceIntroductionHuman HistoryFlora and FaunaGeologyClimateTraveling in the BackcountryAbout This GuideGenerals Highway Road LogKings Canyon Highway Road LogWest Side TripsIntroduction to South Fork Kaweah RiverSOUTH FORK KAWEAH RIVER TRAILHEADPutnam and Snowslide CanyonsLadybug Camp and Cedar CreekGarfield-Hockett Trail to Garfield Grove and Hockett LakesIntroduction to Atwell Mill and Mineral KingATWELL MILL TRAILHEADEast Fork GroveAtwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett PlateauParadise PeakMINERAL KING TRAILHEADCold Springs TrailMosquito LakesEagle LakeWhite Chief CanyonFarewell GapFranklin LakesFranklin Pass and Sawtooth Pass LoopCrystal LakeMonarch LakesLittle Five and Big Five Lakes LoopGreat Western Divide LoopIntroduction to the FoothillsPOTWISHA TRAILHEADPotwisha Pictographs LoopMarble FallsHOSPITAL ROCK TRAILHEADMiddle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to PotwishaParadise Creek TrailMiddle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Panther CreekNORTH FORK TRAILHEADNorth Fork TrailColony Mill Road: North Fork to Colony Mill Ranger StationIntroduction to the Giant ForestCRYSTAL CAVE ROAD TRAILHEADColony Mill Road: Crystal Cave Road to Colony Mill Ranger StationCRESCENT MEADOW TRAILHEADHuckleberry Meadow LoopBobcat Point LoopCrescent and Log Meadows LoopHigh Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Panther CreekGiant Forest East LoopBearpaw Meadow, Hamilton Lakes, and Nine Lakes BasinHigh Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Whitney PortalGIANT FOREST TRAILHEADSMoro Rock: Soldiers Trail and Moro Rock LoopSunset RockBig Trees TrailHazelwood Nature TrailTrail of the SequoiasCircle Meadow LoopCongress TrailIntroduction to Wolverton, Lodgepole, and WuksachiWOLVERTON TRAILHEADMehrten and Alta MeadowsAlta PeakPanther Gap LoopLakes Trail to Heather, Aster, Emerald, and Pear LakesLODGEPOLE TRAIHEADTokopah FallsTwin LakesKings-Kaweah Divide LoopWUKSACHI TRAILHEADWuksachi TrailIntroduction to Dorst CreekDORST CREEK TRAILHEADSLittle BaldyMuir GroveLost Grove to Dorst CampgroundCabin Creek TrailIntroduction to Giant Sequoia National Monument and Jennie Lakes WildernessSTONY CREEK TRAILHEADStony Creek Trail to Jennie LakeBIG MEADOWS ROAD TRAILHEADSJennie Lakes LoopSeville LakeMitchell PeakKENNEDY MEADOW TRAILHEADEvans GroveIntroduction to Redwood MountainGENERALS HIGHWAY TRAILHEADSBig BaldyBuena Vista PeakREDWOOD MOUNTAIN TRAILHEADRedwood Mountain Grove: Hart Trail LoopRedwood Mountain Grove: Sugar Bowl LoopIntroduction to Grant GroveGRANT GROVE TRAILHEADSBig Stump GroveHitchcock MeadowSunset Loop TrailAzalea and Manzanita Trails Loop North Grove LoopGeneral Grant Tree TrailPark Ridge LookoutCONVERSE BASIN TRAILHEADSChicago StumpBoole TreeIntroduction to Cedar GroveDEER COVE TRAILHEADDeer Cove TrailCEDAR GROVE TRAILHEADSEast Kennedy LakeDon Cecil Trail to Lookout PeakCedar Grove OverlookHotel and Lewis Creeks LoopROADS END TRAILHEADSZumwalt Meadow Nature TrailRiver TrailKanawyer Loop TrailSphinx CreekCircle of Solitude: Great Western and Kings-Kern Divides LoopEast Lake and Lake ReflectionCharlotte LakeMist FallsRae Lakes LoopCopper Creek Trail to Granite BasinState and Horseshoe LakesIntroduction to John Muir Wilderness: West SideCROWN VALLEY TRAILHEADMiddle Fork Kings RiverCOURTRIGHT RESERVOIR TRAILHEADRed Mountain BasinFLORENCE LAKE TRAILHEADBlayney Hot Springs, Goddard Canyon, and Martha LakeEast Side TripsIntroduction to the Mount Whitney Ranger DistrictHORSESHOE MEADOW TRAILHEADChicken Spring LakeCottonwood Pass and New Army Pass LoopCOTTONWOOD LAKES TRAILHEADNew Army Pass TrailCottonwood LakesSoldier Lakes and Rock CreekCottonwood Lakes to Whitney PortalWHITNEY PORTAL TRAILHEADMount WhitneyMeysan TrailJohn Muir Trail: Whitney Portal to Onion ValleySYMMES CREEK TRAILHEADShepherd Pass TrailONION VALLEY TRAILHEADRobinson LakeKearsarge and Bullfrog LakesCharlotte Lake and Rae Lakes BasinTrans-Sierra Trek: Onion Valley to Cedar GroveJohn Muir Trail: Onion Valley to South LakeGolden Trout LakesOAK CREEK TRAILHEADBaxter Pass TrailSAWMILL CREEK TRAILHEADSawmill Pass TrailIntroduction to the White Mountain Ranger DistrictTABOOSE CREEK TRAILHEADTaboose Pass TrailRED CREEK TRAILHEADRed LakeBIRCH CREEK TRAILHEADBirch LakeBIG PINE CREEK TRAILHEADBrainerd and Finger LakesBig Pine LakesSOUTH LAKE TRAILHEADLong, Saddlerock, and Bishop LakesDusy Basin and Le Conte CanyonJohn Muir Trail: South Lake to North LakeChocolate Lakes LoopTreasure LakesTyee LakesLAKE SABRINA TRAILHEADSabrina BasinGeorge LakeNORTH LAKE TRAILHEADLamarck LakesEvolution Basin via Lamarck ColPiute Pass Trail to Humphreys Basin and Piute CanyonAppendicesI Highest Peaks and Largest Sequoias in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ParkII Contact InformationSuggested ReadingIndexAbout the Author