at Sequoia National Park

© Michael L Brown, 2011

The Trail to Little Baldy

This slide show features the pictures I took when I went on another walk in Sequoia National Park on Labor Day weekend, 2011. The trail started at the side of the General’s Highway, and led to Little Baldy, a granite dome at the top of a high mountain ridge.

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The trail to Little Baldy climbed up the mountain gradually, and was not terribly difficult. It was a thickly wooded area with lush grass and evergreen trees of many varieties and ages.

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At the first part of the trail you could see Big Baldy to the Northwest.

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As the trail climbed higher, the view on the side reached farther.

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The trail was like a garden.

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The Monarch Butterflies criss-crossed the trail in slow motion.

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I picked up a still moth, but broke her wing.

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I thought a deer would like this trail.

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I was right.

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These two does were quite tame,and posed for me like a couple of fashion models.

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As I topped the ridge, I started to see the country on the other side. Wow!

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A little further and the continental divide appeard in the distance.

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There are some interesting places up there!

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As I approached the dome, the beauty of Sequoia National Park flowed toward me like waves at the beach.

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Almost to the top! (I had gained about 750 feet in altitude from my car.)

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I made it. Still a dork.

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On a clearer day, you could see the central valley In that direction (Southwest).

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Photography and text by Mike L B - © 2011.