"The Lakes Trail, one of the most popular hikes in Sequoia National Park, climbs through dense forest to a landscape of polished granite dotted with four beautiful lakes and set amid a backdrop of rugged ridges anchored by Alta Peak."
"Watchtower Trail travels for a half mile along a ledge blasted from a sheer cliff high above the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River canyon."
9,230-ft. at Emerald Lake
Ranger off-duty.