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Jean and I hiked the Crescent Meadow/Log Meadow loop.
After the crowds at Moro Peak, Crescent Meadow was a comparative
ghost town. We headed to the southern portion of Crescent Meadow
-- a bright green, flat meadow amongst towering sequoia trees.
There were a fair number of downed trees, some burnt but others
not -- I wonder if the ground is too soft for the trees to withstand
heavy winter storms.
Crescent Meadow
After rounding the Meadow we headed toward Log Meadow. Along the
way we saw some hikers approaching us in the opposite direction.
They pointed to our right; we turned and saw a couple of deer
feeding in the still, peaceful afternoon forest.
Giant Sequoia near Log Meadow
This was our first chance to get up close and personal to some
giant sequoia trees. We had a hard time craning our necks back
to see the tops.
At the northern end of Log Meadow is Tharp's Log -- a log apparently
used as a dwelling by Hale Tharp in the 1800's.
As we continued the loop back toward Crescent Meadow, we started
to notice mushrooms. Soon we spotted what looked like morels dotting
the land alongside the trail.
Return to Sequoia/Kings Canyon trip report.
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