Adventure 008, Hike 109 - General Grant Loop

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 008, Hike 109 – General Grant Loop

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 11, 2012

Location: Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National park

Hike Info:

Trail: General Grant Loop

Distance: 0.7 miles

Duration: 0:22

Elevation Rise: 90'

Description:
By now, gentle reader, you must be asking yourself, is Thing One and Thing Two done yet? No! A trip to Grant Grove would feel incomplete without paying homage to the General. So up we go on the paved path. But first we pass the Oregon Tree, then the California Tree. The Centennial Stump has always held my amusement that the people back east would think a tree like the sequoia would not exist—but of course, if Thing One had only seen trees the size of our good sized pines, he probably would be the same way.



Then we reach the high point of the walk—the Gamlin Cabin. It is the high point, because it is the highest point of our walk.



Now comes the General Grant Tree. One of the largest living things in existence. Where the first Sunday of December there is a ceremony marking it as the Nation's Christmas Tree-our church's Brass Choir has played here several times. Then it is back down to the car as it is almost dark and we must still get dinner ready.


If it seems confusing what we did this afternoon, take a look at my summer hike blog for a fuller description and a complete map.