kings canyon ascent (16 | 19)

Started at 750ft. Ended at 8500. 6000ft on dirt. 3000 on pavement.








sweating it out. we descended the furthest ridge in the background the day before.


back to the sequoia

shaver lake to kings river (15 | 19)

this was a magic day


scale


scale


ready for the country





after this giant sequoia encounter, we pointed our bikes onto dirt roads and trails that would take us from 7500 feet to 750, in the midst of kings canyon. about as epic as it comes (it's also easier to take photos on days that aren't 10000+ft of climbing across 100 miles of 90 degree weather).


klunkin toward the canyon


klunkin down gravel


look close: kings river in the bottom right and snowy peaks up above


the sorts of features to behold in this empty wilderness


it's hard not to sound like a surfer when talking about this


sunset


scale|alex is the black speck in the switchback


west


it was fairly sweet for some while


dropping it


the valley was also dropping it




halfway down:more scale


fin