Sequoia and Sierra
Photographing the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Twin Lakes in California.
Map of central California showing Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Twin Lakes in the Sierras.
Big Trees, Big Mountains, Big Lakes
This summer I spent one weekend camping in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It's an extraordinary place. The big trees are unlike anything I have seen before. The mountains seemed familiar -- much like those in the eastern Sierras or in Yosemite. Yet, their scale was impressive; particularly at sunset.
Twin Lakes on the eastern side of Yosemite was entirely different than Sequoia and Kings Canyon. It's a reasonable accessible place near Mono Lake. Yet, it feels like you are in the middle of Sierra Nevada mountains. The lakes are beautiful with a backdrop of sno-capped mountains. Camping there is pretty good too. The Milky Way was supposed to set over the mountains on a particular summer weekend with very little moon light. And, I got a great shot of the night sky that time.
Looking up towards the treetops. Sequoia National Park. Summer.
A grove of Sequoias. Summer.
A Giant Sequoia tree in Sequoia National Park. Summer.
A view of trees from Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park. Summer.
Mountains illuminated by the light of the setting sun. From Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park. Summer.
Waterfall. Kings Canyon National Park. Summer.
Milky Way over Lower Twin Lake near Bridgeport, California. Summer.
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