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| At the top of Ben Hur Road and heading to Hensley Lake |
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| Swooping down Ben Hur to Raymond |
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| Stone fence built in the 1800's |
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| Another long hot day in the saddle and taking a break in the shade |
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| The last long climb on Ben Hur Road |
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| Our campground at Lake Hensley, end of tough 64 mile day |
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| Great conversation and great food . . . |
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| A dandy metal sign |
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| Taking another break on Day 5, Lake Hensley to Millerton Lake, a 37 mile day and 2,500' |
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| Man vs Horse |
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| Green on Brown |
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| Last big climb over ridge to Lake Milllerton |
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| Lake Millerton at sunset |
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| Nap Time! The miles and heat are taking its toll |
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| Rested and recovered . . . and ready for dinner |
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| Sunset A fantastic lake-side campsite |
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| Sunrise |
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| Datura, beautiful but poisonous if eaten |
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| Doug's day to drive the sag truck |
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| Sittin' kinda' close to the road, heh! |
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| Day 6, Millerton Lake to Pine Flat Lake, a 53 mile & 4,240' |
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| Trimmer Springs Road near Pine Flat Lake |
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| Pine Flat Lake |
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| Our campground at Lake Ridge RV Park on Pine Flat Lake |
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| Day 7 Pine Flat Lake to Kings Canyon, 47 mile & 7,200' |
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| Crossing the Kings River |
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| Heading to Wonder Valley on Elwood Road |
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| Another break on Hwy 180 |
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| The big long climb to Kings Canyon on Dunlap Road and Hwy 245 |
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| Road Kill We are whipped climbing Hwy 245 . . . about 10 miles and 1,000' to go |
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| Dang! Finally made it to Sunset Campground at Kings Canyon after 48 mile, 7200' of vertical! |
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| Ranger Erica stationed at Kings Canyon, a friend of Wendy's, and son pays a visit and brings a load of fire wood. |
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| Wendy whipping up eggs for french toast on our layover day |
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| Bear boxes maxed out with all our provisions |
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| Barbara Greenwood drives down and rides with us on last 2 days |
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| Following pics of hike into Grant Redwood Grove |
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| In front of General Grant Tree, 3rd largest in volume in the world |
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| View of upper Grant Tree through dogwood tree leaves |
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| Historic cabin made of redwood |
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| Man vs. Fire Place |
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| Harvey at entrance to fallen tree once used as a saloon in hey days |
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| Man vs Pup |
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| Last day . . . loading sag truck for ride to Hanford, a 76 mile day & 533' |
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| Lock n Load . . . temps in low 40's and descending 6500' to the Central Valley |
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| Swooping down Hwy 245 to Visalia |
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| Riding through amazing forest of blooming buckeyes on Hwy 245 |
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| End of exhilarating 37 mile descent |
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| Final leg . . . 40 miles of flats to Hanford |
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| Superior way to end the tour . . . ice cream and shakes at Superior Dairy in Hanford |
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| Our celebratory treats |
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| And this is a small scoop?!! |
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| Superior, serving ice cream for 80 years, is a Hanford institution |
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| Hanford's Civic Center surrounded by impressive collection of historic buildings |
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| Hanford Auditorium |
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| Court House |
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| Hanford Theater with Diana Krall appearing in August |
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| Strolling through China Town |
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| Classic industrial building on the edge of downtown. . . some kind of mill work |
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| Celebrating our last dinner at Rice Bowl Restaurant |
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| Man vs. Singapore Noodles |
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| My #3 Combo Dinner was quite good |
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| Waiting for the train back to Sac |
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| All Aboard!! End of Tour-de-Licious |
1 comment:
Wow..imam tired just looking at all that hard work you did! Good thing you ate well! Hugs to you!
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