King's Canyon National Park (Part 15) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I continue with my photos from day three. The photos for today are from the other section of King's Canyon National Park. You may or may not know this, but King's Canyon National Park is split into two sections with Sequoia National Forest in between. In this blog post, you are seeing the other part of King's Canyon National Park.

Now inside King's Canyon National Park, here is another photo of the King's River. This was shot on a bridge in the park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 47 52 N 118 41 12 W    

This is a photo of the King's River on the other side of the bridge. 

  A black and white process of the photo above. 

Here is a photo from Canyon Viewpoint. I'm guessing this place would look really nice if someone had a DJI and flew it up for some landscape shots. HAHA Too bad drones are banned in the national parks for now...

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 47 02 N 118 39 21 W  

 A black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of scenery and the highway. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 46 56 N 118 37 34 W   

  A black and white process of the photo above. 

Here is a photo of Roaring River Falls. I recommend you visit this spot. The walk isn't that long and the scenery is nice. This shot is probably my best photo for the falls. The lighting changed in the later shots. I used an ND filter on this shot to achieve a long exposure. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 46 55 N 118 37 18 W  

 A black and white process of the photo above.  

Here is a photo of the waterfall with my ND filter off.  

Next I climbed down the rocks a bit to get a shot with out the giant rocks or the tree in the shot. The lighting changed so these shots didn't turn out that good.  

 Here is an ND filtered shot from that spot. 

Heading back to the parking lot from Roaring River Falls, I stopped on the trail for a shot of the mountain scenery. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 46 57 N 118 37 18 W   

 A black and white process of the photo above. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time I continue with photos from Sequoia National Forest. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Sequoia National Forest (Part 14) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I continue with my photos from day three. The photos for today are from Sequoia National Forest shot along SR-180 as I drove to the other part of King's Canyon National Park. You may or may not know this, but King's Canyon National Park is split into two sections with Sequoia National Forest in between. In this blog post, you are seeing photos from that section of SR-180.

 A photo of the curvy highway. The smoke was still pretty heavy. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 21 N 118 50 07 W  

A black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the rocky canyon wall on the other side of the canyon. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 22 N 118 50 06 W   

 A black and white process of the photo above.

 A photo of canyon wall on the other side of the canyon. Photo shot at the same spot as above but with the camera angled up to see the peak.

A black and white process of the photo above.  

This shot is angled down looking at the King's River which flows at the bottom of the canyon. This photo was also shot at the same turnout as above. 

Same spot, but now leveled the camera for a scenery shot of the highway and the canyon.  

 A black and white process of the photo above.

Further down the highway, got a few photos in the middle of King's River. You should never take a cheap tripod down into a flowing river because the current will push it over! My professional tripod can take some water and is heavy enough to take some current. If you do try this, make sure you have a good grip on your equipment! Don't want your set up falling in. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 04 N 118 49 22 W   

A black and white process of the photo above.  

 The water was very refreshing. After shooting photos, I played for a bit in the water. It was fun. :) Photo shot from the same spot as above. 

 A black and white process of the photo above.

Now further down the highway. There were some people playing this section of the King's River. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 48 10 N 118 44 32 W   

Another photo of King's River shot from the same spot as above. Just my luck... Half naked dude on the left. LOL

These are all the photos for today. Next time I continue with photos from the other part of King's Canyon National Park. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Sequoia National Forest (Part 13) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I continue with my photos from day three. The photos for today are from Sequoia National Forest shot along SR-180 as I drove to the other part of King's Canyon National Park. You may or may not know this, but King's Canyon National Park is split into two sections with Sequoia National Forest in between. In this blog post, you are seeing photos from that section of SR-180.

A photo of the forest.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 46 23 N 118 57 39 W  

The smoke from the forest fire was affecting the entire drive into King's Canyon National Park. The visibility was not as good as I wanted. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 01 N 118 54 51 W  

A black and white process of the photo above.

On the bright side, the smoke does give the photo a foggy look. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 03 N 118 54 31 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

Another photo of the forest and the mountains in smoke. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 54 N 118 53 23 W

Next I arrive at King's Canyon Lodge. Home of the oldest working gas pumps. The gas was pretty expensive, but filling up is a pretty good experience. :) It was interesting to see such old technology. I see people complaining on Yelp that the owners suck at dealing with customers, but they were pretty nice to me when I was there so I have no clue what they are talking about. Maybe they saw the reviews. Who knows. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 06 N 118 53 12 W  

This is the sign for the lodge. 

Here is the store/restaurant at the lodge. 

Not sure what this is but it was at the lodge.

Now I continue on my drive into King's Canyon National Park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 56 N 118 52 29 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

Another photo shot on my drive into the park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 10 N 118 50 32 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time I continue with more photos from Sequoia National Forest as I drive to the other section of King's Canyon National Park. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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General Grant Grove (Part 12) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I continue with my photos from day three. The photos for today are from General Grant Grove in King's Canyon National Park.

Here is a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 50 N 118 58 23 W  

Another photo of a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 50 N 118 58 24 W  

A forest photo at General Grant Grove.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 51 N 118 58 25 W

More photos of the forest. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 53 N 118 58 21 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

The walking trail through General Grant Grove. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 55 N 118 58 18 W  

A black and white process of the photo above.

A stomp of a tree which I think was destroyed by lightning. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 51 N 118 58 17 W  

More photos of the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 48 N 118 58 22 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

Another photo of the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 44 49 N 118 58 21 W  

A black and white process of the photo above. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time I continue with photos from Sequoia National Forest as I drive to the other section of King's Canyon National Park. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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