We drove down Generals Highway from Wuksachi Lodge to the General Sherman Tree. The overnight precipitation had ended and found ourselves in brilliant sunshine. Then we drove in and out of fog before reaching our destination. Even though the road was clear at Wuksachi Way, the traction control signs were still up so we left the cables on the drive wheels. As we descended and wound around to the north side of several slopes, we saw the need for the cables. It appears that there are no mile markers on the Generals Highway. However, I've marked the locations below by distance from the Ash Mountain Entrance Station in Three Rivers. We visited the park in March 2018.
Pullout at MP 22.0 (0.5 miles south of Wuksachi Way)
Clover Creek MP 21.7 (Pullouts in both directions before the bridge)
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| Clover Creek bridge |
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| View downstream of Clover Creek |
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| View upstream of Clover Creek |
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| Closeup of Clover Creek |
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| Clover Creek and my shadow |
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| Icicles above pullout |
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| Clear, but wet, highway in the sun |
Pullout at MP 20.6 (0.2 miles southwest of Lodgepole Road)
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| Generals Highway on hillside across the Marble Fork Kaweah River |
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| Snow covered highway |
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| Unnamed peak above Lodgepole |
Entrance to Sequoia and/or Kings Canyon National Parks requires an entry fee of $30 per passenger vehicle for a 7-day pass. Any of the America the Beautiful passes may be used instead.
The park website is https://www.nps.gov/seki.
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