Moro Rock as seen from Generals Highway. At elevation 6,725 ft, Moro Rock offers impressive views of the Central Valley, Great Western Divide, and other areas of the park.
A steep and narrow trail leads to the top of Moro Rock.
View of Moro Rock's north face.
View from Moro Rock back towards the parking area.
The Great Western Divide as seen from the top of Moro Rock. The divide separates the Kings and Kearn rivers, as well as the east-west Sierra Nevada Mountains watershed.
A view along a trail by Crescent Meadowl.
View up the trunk of a burned Giant Sequoia.Tannic acid in the tree's bark make the tree resistant to small ground fires.
Crescent Meadow, just after Tunnel Log.
Yucca Creek from along the trail to Crystal Cave.
Falls along Yucca Creek en route to Crystal Cave.
Crystal Cave entrance. The spider gate was put in place after vandals destroyed countless cavern formations throughout the park in 2007.
Formations inside Crystal Cave.
Formations inside Crystal Cave can be several stories high.
View of Generals Highway as it passes through the
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Another view of Generals Highway as it passes through the
Big Trees Meadow in the Giant Forest.
The General Sherman tree, the largest living organism on earth.
Tokopah Valley panorama from Tokopah Falls.
The Marble Fork Kaweah River becomes a small creek by summer's end.
The Watchman is a prominent peak carved from glaciers at the end of the last ice age.
Grant Grove area from the loop trail around the General Grant Tree.
Visitors can walk through the Fallen Monarch tree.
The General Grant tree, the second largest living organism on earth.
View of the Kings River Gorge and Horseshoe Bend from Route 180. The Kings River is at the bottom of the image.
View into Kings Canyon from Route 180 as it descends towards Cedar Grove.
Route 180 is extremely twisty as it enters the Kings River Gorge en route to Cedar Grove.
Grizzly Falls in Giant Sequoia National Monument. The falls are easily accessible from a short trail off Highway 180.
Looking east along the Kings River from near Grizzly Falls in Giant Sequoia Nat'l Mon.
View from Canyon Overlook, just passed Cedar Grove.
North Dome from Zumwalt Meadow inside Kings Canyon
Sun-lit canyon walls reflect off the gentle waters of the Kings River.
Because of the water's still nature, postcard-like views abound inside Kings Canyon.
Route 180 gently follows the Kings River within the canyon.
Roaring River Falls.

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