From 66aa47d0d0ae8e355b0ac8ab71fbf965d42c4769 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luba Neo Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:22:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] itinerary: add Beetle Rock, the President and Senate, Hanging Rock --- days/2026-09-24.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/days/2026-09-24.md b/days/2026-09-24.md index 5007042..05b9cae 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-24.md +++ b/days/2026-09-24.md @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ The cabin is ~5 mi south of Hwy 180 on Hwy 245, near Pinehurst; ~10 min each way - Lodgepole Grill & Market — grill counter (burgers, sandwiches, salads) plus a market; 8 AM–9 PM daily to mid-Oct. On the Generals Hwy 4 mi north of the museum, so it comes first from the Wye. +1 559-565-3301 - Cooler at the Giant Forest Museum — no food sold there - The Peaks at Wuksachi — lunch is Sat/Sun only; dinner 5–10 PM daily with reservation, clashes with Moro Rock sunset -- **~1:00 PM** Giant Forest Museum — orientation; 15 min is enough +- **~1:00 PM** Giant Forest Museum — orientation; 15 min is enough. Beetle Rock is a 2-min walk behind it: bare granite facing west over the foothills. Look now, and it is the **sunset fallback** for anyone skipping the Moro Rock steps - **~1:10 PM** *Optional:* Big Trees Trail — 0.7-mile paved loop around Round Meadow from the museum lot, ~30 min; best interpretive signs in the park -- **~2:00–3:45 PM** General Sherman Tree from the main Sherman lot on Wolverton Road (5 min drive) — ½ mi down 200 ft to the tree, Congress Trail 2-mile paved loop from the tree, ½ mi back up +- **~2:00–3:45 PM** General Sherman Tree from the main Sherman lot on Wolverton Road (5 min drive) — ½ mi down 200 ft to the tree, Congress Trail 2-mile paved loop from the tree, ½ mi back up. **Walk the whole loop**: the far end has the President (second-largest tree in the world), Chief Sequoyah beside it, and the Senate group just beyond, all better than the Sherman fence - **~4:00 PM** Crescent Meadow Road to the end (15 min from Sherman). Tunnel Log on the way: 8 ft wide, 7 ft high, bypass if unsure - **~4:15–5:30 PM** Crescent Meadow — 1-mile flat loop past Tharp's Log, ~40 min; then sit at the meadow edge for bears at dusk, 100 yd rule, no food in hand -- **~6:00 PM** Moro Rock — small lot at the trailhead, 8 min back along the road; ~350 steps, on top by ~6:20 for the **6:53 PM sunset** over the foothills, Great Western Divide to the east. Cold and windy up top; jackets. Lights for the steps down +- **~6:00 PM** Moro Rock — small lot at the trailhead, 8 min back along the road; ~350 steps, on top by ~6:20 for the **6:53 PM sunset** over the foothills, Great Western Divide to the east. Cold and windy up top; jackets. Lights for the steps down. Whoever stays at the bottom: Hanging Rock, a 5-min path from the lot to a boulder with the view back at Moro Rock - **~7:15 PM** Leave for Miramonte; cabin ~8:30 PM. Dinner on the way if wanted: Lodgepole Grill until 9 PM (~7:35, on the route north), or Grant Grove Restaurant 2 mi past the Wye, listed until 9 PM (~8:15, then 45 min to the cabin) ## Addresses @@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ The cabin is ~5 mi south of Hwy 180 on Hwy 245, near Pinehurst; ~10 min each way | Grant Grove Restaurant & Market | Grant Grove Village, Hwy 180, 2 mi past the Wye | [36.74054, -118.96305](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.74054,-118.96305) | | Giant Forest Museum | Generals Highway | [36.56470, -118.77270](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.56470,-118.77270) | | General Sherman Tree | main lot off Wolverton Road | [36.58165, -118.75144](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.58165,-118.75144) | +| Beetle Rock | behind the Giant Forest Museum, 2-min walk | [36.56370, -118.77681](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.56370,-118.77681) | +| The President / the Senate | far end of the Congress Trail | [36.57343, -118.75001](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.57343,-118.75001) | +| Hanging Rock | 5-min path from the Moro Rock lot | [36.54906, -118.77054](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.54906,-118.77054) | | Moro Rock | Crescent Meadow Road | [36.54409, -118.76511](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.54409,-118.76511) | | Tunnel Log | Crescent Meadow Road, 1 mi past Moro Rock | [36.55254, -118.76138](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.55254,-118.76138) | | Crescent Meadow | end of Crescent Meadow Road, lot at the loop trailhead | [36.55457, -118.74880](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.55457,-118.74880) |