itinerary: drive/walk sequences for Sequoia and Kings Canyon days

days/2026-09-24.md

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 - **~4:30 PM** Moro Rock — small lot at the trailhead; ~350 steps, 20 min up, view 4,000 ft down the Kaweah canyon and east to the Great Western Divide. Whoever stays at the bottom: Hanging Rock, a 5-min path from the lot to a boulder with the view back at Moro Rock
 - **~5:15 PM** Leave for Miramonte; cabin ~6:30 PM in daylight — test the door code (0110 + unlock) before dark. Dinner at the cabin from the groceries, or Lodgepole Grill on the way (until 9 PM), or Grant Grove Restaurant 2 mi past the Wye (listed until 9 PM)
 
+## Drive / walk
+
+Everything is inside the Giant Forest, on two roads: the Generals Highway and the 3-mile Crescent Meadow Road that leaves it at the museum.
+
+1. **Drive** Fresno → Big Stump entrance → right at the Wye → Generals Hwy south to Lodgepole. ~2 h 15 from Whole Foods
+2. **Walk** none. Lunch at Lodgepole
+3. **Drive** Lodgepole → Sherman lot, 2 mi south, right on Wolverton Road. 5 min
+4. **Walk** ½ mi down to the Sherman Tree, 2-mile Congress Trail loop to the President and the Senate, ½ mi back up. ~3 mi, 1.5–2 h; the climb back to the lot is the only effort
+5. **Drive** Sherman lot → Giant Forest Museum, 2 mi. 5 min
+6. **Walk** 2 min behind the museum to Beetle Rock. 15 min total
+7. **Drive** Crescent Meadow Road from the museum to the end, 3 mi. 10 min; through Tunnel Log on the way
+8. **Walk** 5 min to the meadow edge, or the 1-mile flat loop past Tharp's Log, ~40 min
+9. **Drive** back 1.5 mi to the Moro Rock spur. 5 min
+10. **Walk** ¼ mi and ~350 steps up, same down. ~45 min with time on top. Hanging Rock, 5 min from the lot, for anyone staying below
+11. **Drive** Moro Rock → museum → Generals Hwy north to the Wye → Hwy 180 west → Hwy 245 south → Todd Eymann Road. ~1 h 15
+
+Walking ~4.5 mi, almost all flat or paved. Driving inside the park ~12 mi.
+
 ## Addresses
 
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days/2026-09-25.md

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 - Late dinner and rest; no sightseeing scheduled after the flight
 - Confirm off-site parking and the parking fee with the hotel before arrival
 
+## Drive / walk
+
+One road out and back: Hwy 180 from Grant Grove down into the canyon to Road's End, then the same road up. Every stop is on it.
+
+1. **Drive** Cabin → Hwy 245 north → Hwy 180 east → Big Stump entrance → left at the Wye → Grant Grove Village. 25–40 min. Coffee and toilets
+2. **Walk** General Grant Tree, ½-mile paved loop from the Grant Tree lot. 30 min, flat
+3. **Drive** Grant Grove → Road's End, 34 mi, 1 h, no stops. Leaves the park, passes Boyden Cavern, drops 3,000 ft along the river, re-enters at Cedar Grove
+4. **Walk** Road's End to Muir Rock along the river, a few hundred yards. Lunch. 20 min
+5. **Drive** back up the canyon with stops, in order:
+   - Zumwalt Meadow, 2 mi — **walk** 1.5 mi out and back, flat, 45 min
+   - Roaring River Falls, 3 mi further — **walk** 5 min paved
+   - Canyon View turnout, before Cedar Grove — pull over, 2 min
+   - Cedar Grove village — toilets and drinks
+   - Grizzly Falls, 6 mi past Cedar Grove — pull over, 5 min
+   - then the climb out, 1 h to Grant Grove
+6. **Drive** Panoramic Point side road from Grant Grove Village, 2.5 mi. **Walk** ¼ mi paved up to the overlook
+7. **Drive** Grant Grove → cabin, 35 min
+
+Walking ~3.5 mi, all flat and short. Driving ~3.5 h, 4 with the pullouts, on one winding canyon road. Big Baldy and Boyden Cavern are not on this list.
+
 ## Addresses
 
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