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itinerary: reorder Sequoia afternoon, Crescent Meadow at dusk before Moro Rock

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@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ The cabin is ~5 mi south of Hwy 180 on Hwy 245, near Pinehurst; ~10 min each way
## Plan ## Plan
> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md) > Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md). Roads all open per NPS Sep 23; Crescent Meadow Road is open to cars on weekdays after the shuttle season. Sunset 6:53 PM.
- **~12:30 PM** (Option B) / **~1:15 PM** (Option A) Giant Forest Museum — orientation, lunch from the cooler - **~12:35 PM** Giant Forest Museum — orientation, lunch from the cooler
- **Early afternoon** General Sherman Tree from the main Sherman lot (drive, no shuttle needed) → Congress Trail, 2-mile paved loop - **~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
- **Late afternoon** Moro Rock / Crescent Meadow Road (2 mi from the museum). Cars are allowed on weekdays and after the shuttle season (May 22–Sep 7); weekends in season are shuttle-only. Drive to the end first: Crescent Meadow — 1-mile flat loop from the lot, ~30 min; John Muir's "Gem of the Sierra". Tunnel Log on the way back - **~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
- **~6:15 PM** Moro Rock — small lot at the trailhead, ~350 steps; stay for the **6:55 PM sunset** over the foothills, the Great Western Divide glows to the east. Headlamps or phone lights for the steps down - **~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
- **~7:15 PM** Leave for Miramonte; cabin ~8:45 PM - **~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
- **~7:15 PM** Leave for Miramonte; cabin ~8:30 PM
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