parks: replan Sep 22-25 around light and driving

- Sep 22: enter via Hwy 120, exit via Wawona road with Cook's Meadow,
  El Capitan Meadow, Valley View and Tunnel View at sunset; pullouts,
  fallback loop, gas and grocery stops
- Sep 23: Mariposa Grove first, Glacier Point at sunset; Chinquapin
  junction; Mirror Lake optional
- Sep 24: 8 AM departure, route table after Fresno, cabin-stop options,
  Crescent Meadow and Tunnel Log, Moro Rock at sunset
- Sep 25: byway stops on the return, Canyon View, Cedar Grove, Boyden
  Cavern optional, Big Baldy optional, Panoramic Point at sunset
- Sep 26: drop the LK airport and weekend notes
- parks_sights: fees and reservations section, light notes, new stops

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_0143dpDbP48SioBZZJ4iTf5c

days/2026-09-25.md

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 > Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
 
-- **Morning** Grant Grove & General Grant Tree
-- **Midday** Kings Canyon Scenic Byway descent
-- **Afternoon** Zumwalt Meadow → Road's End
-- Return to Miramonte for the final night
+- **Morning** Grant Grove & General Grant Tree (~40 min from the cabin) — half-mile loop, ~30 min; coffee and toilets at the village, the last until Cedar Grove
+- **Late morning** Kings Canyon Scenic Byway descent — ~1 hr 15 min from Grant Grove to Road's End; drive straight through, saving the stops for the return
+- **Early afternoon** Road's End — lunch by the river; short walk toward Muir Rock
+- **Afternoon** Back up the byway with stops: Zumwalt Meadow loop → Roaring River Falls (5-min walk) → Canyon View turnout, just east of Cedar Grove village — the U-shaped glacial profile, 2-min stop → Cedar Grove village for toilets and drinks (lodge and snack bar usually close for the season around the end of September) → Grizzly Falls. Canyon walls catch the light from the west in the afternoon
+- *Optional hike:* **Big Baldy** — 4.5 mi round trip, ~2 hrs, gentle ridge walk to a granite summit looking west over Redwood Canyon. Trailhead pullout on the Generals Hwy ~6.5 mi south of the Wye, just north of Montecito Sequoia Lodge. Fits in the afternoon between the canyon and Panoramic Point without moving anything else
+- *Optional:* Boyden Cavern — marble cave ~10 mi below Grant Grove on the byway, guided tour 45–60 min plus a steep walk to the entrance, ~1.5 hrs total; concessioner-run, check season and tour times. Only if someone wants a cave
+- **~5:00 PM** Leave the canyon; ~1 hr 15 back up to Grant Grove
+- **~6:30 PM** Panoramic Point — 2.5-mile side road from Grant Grove Village, short walk to the overlook; faces east over the Sierra crest and Hume Lake, so evening light or the 6:55 PM sunset, not the morning
+- **~7:15 PM** Back to Miramonte, ~45 min, for the final night
 
 ## LK plan
 
 - Collect baggage and continue to the Los Angeles accommodation
 - Late dinner and rest; no sightseeing scheduled after the flight
+
+## Addresses
+
+| Place | Address | Map |
+|---|---|---|
+| Gilmore Cabin — Miramonte | 48753 Todd Eymann Road, Miramonte, CA 93641 · PIN 2531 · host +1 559-790-6432 · no cell service | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=48753+Todd+Eymann+Road+Miramonte+CA+93641) |
+| General Grant Tree | Grant Grove, off Hwy 180 | [36.74806, -118.97111](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.74806,-118.97111) |
+| Panoramic Point | 2.5-mile side road from Grant Grove Village, short walk from the lot | [36.75369, -118.94435](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.75369,-118.94435) |
+| Big Baldy trailhead (optional) | Generals Hwy pullout ~6.5 mi south of the Wye, north of Montecito Sequoia Lodge; summit [36.67188, -118.88248](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.67188,-118.88248) | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Big+Baldy+Trailhead+Sequoia+National+Forest) |
+| Road's End | permit station and lots, end of Hwy 180 | [36.79474, -118.58274](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.79474,-118.58274) |
+| Canyon View turnout | Hwy 180, just east of Cedar Grove | [36.78385, -118.65590](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.78385,-118.65590) |
+| Cedar Grove village | lodge, market, toilets | [36.78987, -118.66803](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.78987,-118.66803) |
+| Boyden Cavern (optional) | Hwy 180, national forest section below Grant Grove | [36.81495, -118.81764](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.81495,-118.81764) |
+| Zumwalt Meadow | Hwy 180 | [36.79161, -118.59612](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.79161,-118.59612) |
+| Roaring River Falls | Hwy 180 | [36.78147, -118.62190](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.78147,-118.62190) |