Virtual Kings Canyon National Park viewpoints |
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| Kings Canyon National Park | Above Mist Falls |  | 497 KB | From a rock above the main falls |
| Along Palisade Creek nr 1 |  | 1092 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Along Palisade Creek nr 2 |  | 1271 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Arrow Lake |  | 961 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Aspen Meadow |  | 1309 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| At Mist Falls |  | 482 KB | Taken from the side view of Mist Falls, out of mist's way |
| Bailey Bridge over Kings River |  | 525 KB | There were kids fishing at the east end of the bridge |
| Below Mist Falls |  | 501 KB | I thought this was Mist Falls. Later it turned out to just be the last of Mist. |
| Between Aspen Meadow and Franklin Meadow |  | 1317 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Between two lakes at head of Tyndall Creek |  | 1012 KB | |
| Bridge over Piute Creek |  | 991 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Bubbs Creek |  | 509 KB | SPX8. Very slippery rocks here. I got my feet wet the first try crossing stream. |
| Bubbs Creek and Sphinx Trail junction |  | 478 KB | SPX2. Clouds were coming and going. |
| Bubbs Creek Trail |  | 467 KB | SPX1. This trail is as steep as the rangers at the trailhead promised. |
| Bullfrog Lake |  | 1015 KB | Unbelievably bad smoke from a giant fire 75 miles away |
| Cedar Grove Overlook |  | 590 KB | Incredible view down on Cedar Grove and the rest of Kings Canyon |
| Clearing along Paradise Valley Trail |  | 484 KB | Great view of both sides of Kings Canyon |
| Crag overlooking junction of Woods and Baxter Creeks |  | 1231 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Darwin Bench overlooking Evolution Lakes Basin |  | 994 KB | |
| Descent from Evolution Valley nr 1 |  | 948 KB | |
| Descent from Evolution Valley nr 2 |  | 1051 KB | |
| Descent to San Juaquin River |  | 1389 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Dollar Lake |  | 886 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Evolution Lake |  | 1062 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead. |
| Evolution Valley Meadow |  | 962 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Falls below Evolution Meadow |  | 976 KB | I regretted not shooting this on JMT2, so was glad to get another shot at it. |
| First Palisade Lake |  | 1085 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Forester Pass | [No thumbnail] | 882 KB | |
| Glen Pass nr 1 |  | 854 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Glen Pass nr 2 |  | 874 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Golden Gate of the Sierra-bridge over Woods Creek |  | 1055 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Grouse Meadow nr 1 |  | 1043 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Grouse Meadow nr 2 |  | 1073 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Guitar Lake shore |  | 1079 KB | |
| Headwaters of Bubbs Creek |  | 1027 KB | |
| Helen Lake overlook |  | 1126 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Helen Lake shore |  | 1055 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Hilltop overlooking S. Fork Kings River valley |  | 914 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Hotel Creek Overlook |  | 699 KB | |
| Hotel Creek trail |  | 981 KB | This location is about 1/3 mile from the end of Hotel Creek Trail where it intersects Lewis Creek trial |
| Hwy 180 overlook |  | 670 KB | Great view from just off the 180 highway. |
| JMT between Guitar Lake and Trail Crest |  | 985 KB | |
| JMT between Guitar Lake and Trail Crest nr 2 |  | 991 KB | |
| JMT between Sapphire Lk. and Wanda Lake |  | 1219 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| JMT overlooking Evolution Lake |  | 833 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead. |
| Junction Meadow |  | 1148 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Kearsarge Pass |  | 1010 KB | |
| Kings Canyon Floor, clearing |  | 498 KB | First serious use of monopod |
| Kings River Junction Viewpoint |  | 388 KB | Incredible view showing Spanish Mt., Monarch Divide, University Peak, more |
| Kings River Junction Viewpoint nr 2 |  | 342 KB | Almost same as nr 1, but closer to sunset and at other end of rest stop. |
| Lake Marjorie on the John Muir Trail |  | 993 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Lake under Fin Dome |  | 977 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Lamarck Col |  | 481 KB | |
| Lewis Creek trail, intersection with Hotel Creek Trail |  | 984 KB | |
| Looking down on Palisade Creek canyon |  | 937 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Lookout Point nr 1 |  | 718 KB | |
| Lookout Point nr 2 |  | 713 KB | |
| Lookout Point nr 3 |  | 876 KB | |
| Lower Rae Lake |  | 885 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Mather Pass nr 1 |  | 1074 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Mather Pass nr 2 |  | 918 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| McClure Meadow |  | 971 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Middle Mist Falls, above round rock cavity |  | 483 KB | |
| Mist Falls Looking at Sphinx |  | 503 KB | |
| Mt. Whitney Summit during wildfire nr 1 |  | 1025 KB | |
| Mt. Whitney Summit during wildfire nr 2 |  | 889 KB | |
| Muir Pass nr1 |  | 1152 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Muir Pass nr2 |  | 1092 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| North side of Mather Pass |  | 692 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Old bridge site across Palisade Creek |  | 1024 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Overlooking Guitar Lake |  | 907 KB | |
| Overlooking Woods Creek |  | 1402 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Pinchot Pass |  | 1115 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Ridge north of Forester Pass nr 1 |  | 1059 KB | This is the last point with a grand view down Bubbs Creek Canyon |
| Ridge north of Forester Pass nr 2 |  | 1005 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Roads End permit station |  | 1141 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Roaring Falls |  | 499 KB | Got here just as the sun left the falls in shade |
| Rock field south of Wallace Creek |  | 1053 KB | |
| Rock ledge overlooking Charlotte Lake |  | 1044 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Rock overlooking unnamed lake and Rae Lake |  | 958 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Rock shelf below Center Peak on JMT |  | 1072 KB | Taken from off the trail, on a rock bench near the headwaters of Bubbs Creek |
| Rockfield south of Le Conte Ranger Station |  | 1186 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Rocky hillock east of Guitar Lake |  | 1123 KB | |
| Rocky outcrop between Helen Lake and Le Conte Canyon |  | 738 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Sandy Meadow |  | 1123 KB | |
| Sapphire Lake |  | 1097 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Second Darwin Lake nr 1 |  | 962 KB | |
| Second Darwin Lake nr 2 |  | 957 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Small hill overlooking two canyons |  | 1190 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Small unnamed Lake west of Twin Lakes |  | 873 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Sphinx Creek Trail, view with trees |  | 478 KB | SPX5. The view kept getting better. |
| Sphinx Trail Granite Staircase |  | 555 KB | SPX4. "Stairway to Heaven." Unbelievable granite stairs. |
| Sphinx Trail nr 7 |  | 521 KB | SPX7. A nice view past these tall trees. |
| Sphinx Trail Overlooking Avalanche Creek |  | 501 KB | SPX3. Overlooking Avalanche Creek and some of Bubbs Creek valley. |
| Sphinx Trail, end of hellish ascent |  | 558 KB | SPX6. Turnaround point for the day. A shoelace broke. |
| Switchback on Hotel Creek Trail |  | 481 KB | My shoes were starting to hurt here |
| Third Darwin Lake |  | 982 KB | |
| Third lake before Lake Marjorie (to N.) |  | 887 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Timberline Lake |  | 972 KB | |
| Top end of Evolution Valley |  | 851 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead. |
| Top of switchbacks overlooking Vidette Meadow |  | 1186 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Trail Junction on Hotel Creek Trail |  | 584 KB | I met one hiker on this trail, right here |
| upper Bubbs Creek view of The Sphinx |  | 1267 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Upper Rae Lake |  | 921 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| View of The Citadel in Le Conte Canyon |  | 1194 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Wanda Lake nr1 (NE end) |  | 876 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Wanda Lake nr2 |  | 903 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Waterfall at top of Le Conte Canyon |  | 1021 KB | Shot with Francois Mercat's 2 oz. panhead |
| Zumwalt Meadow nr 1 |  | 486 KB | First Sierra pano, in this beautiful meadow under the Grand Sentinel. |
| Zumwalt Meadow nr 2 |  | 509 KB | From the banks of Kings River, looking up at Grand Sentinel. |
| Zumwalt Meadow nr 3 |  | 521 KB | Best meadow I've seen in the whole valley |
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