California Parks (August, 2013)

Yosemite.
- Enter Yosemite (sky view)
- Enter Yosemite (sky view)
- Enter Yosemite (Al-Capitan)
- Enter Yosemite (Al-Capitan)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (No water, water fall)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from the bottom)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from the valley)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from the valley)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from the valley)
- Enter Yosemite (More of the same)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome)
- Enter Yosemite (Oh Deer, Oh Deer)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (Watch the feet and hands --- ready to flee with shoes and all!)
- Enter Yosemite (The moon)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (...)
- Enter Yosemite (Al-Capitan)
- Enter Yosemite (Final lookback at Al-Capitan)
- Enter Yosemite (Towards Half Dome)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Half Dome from Glacier point)
- Enter Yosemite (Asr in Yosemite)
- Enter Yosemite (Asr in Yosemite)
- Enter Yosemite (Asr in Yosemite)
- Enter Yosemite (Asr in Yosemite)
- Enter Yosemite (Exit, seen off by a coyote)

Kings Canyon. The third largest tree & wild life.

Enter King's Canyon (General Grant --- aka Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta --- with fire scar, pain comes to all)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta --- pain scar)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta --- life goes on)
Enter King's Canyon (Branches start when other's branches end)
Enter King's Canyon (Branches are actually trees in their own right)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta --- another look)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Fallen comrade)
Enter King's Canyon (Fallen comrade inside)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Monsta)
Enter King's Canyon (Fallen comrade)
Enter King's Canyon (These trees come in family groups.)
Enter King's Canyon (After seeing the trees this is how you look like.)

Moro Rock.

Moro Rock (Mount Whitney on the other side of the extreme peaks)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Towards the sky view)
Moro Rock (Only 350 steps, but they just don't end)

The Largest Tree.

The General (The General Country)
The General (...)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Behold)
The General (Soft bark)
The General (Hard wood part)
The General (There is some movement)
The General (Look at this)
The General (How about this one?)
The General (Does not care about anyting)
The General (That lump in the middle is not a piece of wood)
The General (Can you see him?)
The General (Can you see him?)
The General (This is a bit better)
The General (Behold)
The General (Fell in young age)
The General (Bear)
The General (I am calm)
The General (...)
The General (...)
The General (...)
The General (Me and him alone)
The General (But hands are not calming down)
The General (Abu Shibab)
The General (Can't wait to celebrate)
The General (One trip and this is what happens to Abu Shibab)

Towards Mount Whitney (Lone Point Entry).
The highest mountain of California, above 14,000 feet.

Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (Yes, Bears are around)
Mount Whitney (...)
Mount Whitney (Whitney view, Over this hill)
Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (The valley does seem to get lower)
Mount Whitney (Hills don't get any less taller)
Mount Whitney (Just over that hill)
Mount Whitney (When will the climb end?)
Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (Looking back towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (Pond over 10,000 feet, aka The Lake. Looking towards death valley)
Mount Whitney (...)
Mount Whitney (Six more miles to climb, the face tells the decision)
Mount Whitney (Searching for justification posture)
Mount Whitney (Asr is passed, and so much to climb)
Mount Whitney (Pretty soon bears will need to eat)
Mount Whitney (Should I climb or should I not?)
Mount Whitney (Thats the hill to goaround above)
Mount Whitney (Asaa-e-Musa --- my companion)
Mount Whitney (Asaa-e-Musa, with ``Musa'')
Mount Whitney (The moon is lit)
Mount Whitney (The decision is clear, return!)
Mount Whitney (One Last Look)
Mount Whitney (Contour maps of the terrain)
Mount Whitney (...)
Mount Whitney (...)
Mount Whitney (...)
Mount Whitney (...)

Death Valley (California).
Highest recorded temperature: 134 F.
Some parts several hundred feet below sea level.

Death Valley (Lone Point Side Entry)
Death Valley (Lone Point Side Entry)
Death Valley (Mid night temperature)
Death Valley (Can't hold the sand in hand for more than two seconds)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (Invisible US fighter jets overhead)
Death Valley (Mumification begins in seconds)
Death Valley (White stuff is salt)
Death Valley (No water, but signs of flash floods everywhere)
Death Valley (10am temperature)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (11am temperature)
Death Valley (Old Borax factory)
Death Valley (Temperature 123 F at 2pm)
Death Valley (Middle white care mine)
Death Valley (All salt)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (Visible heat coming down)
Death Valley (Climb was too much. Car heated up)
Death Valley (Had to let the car rest)
Death Valley (Dante's View)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (...)
Death Valley (The Fat Lady Sang)

Mount Diablo (California).
Spectacular Fire (2013).

Muir Woods. May Be Next Time.

© 2011-2014 M.K.Khan.