{"id":614,"date":"2015-07-06T17:58:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T17:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/?p=614"},"modified":"2015-07-06T17:58:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T17:58:21","slug":"sequoia-national-park-mineral-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"Sequoia National Park: Mineral King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.56.40-e1436201125126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-615 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.56.40-e1436201125126.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-13 13.56.40\" width=\"1021\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.56.40-e1436201125126.jpg 1021w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.56.40-e1436201125126-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a>Back home in California, there is no lack of beautiful landscapes. So, it could hardly be a disappointment to head home for MORE ADVENTURES. Quelle aventure!<\/p>\n<p>The sweet San Diego gang and I headed up in September 2014 to the southern end of Sequoia National Park for some fantastic camping and hiking. Our campground was at Mineral King, a subalpine glacial valley located here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d822168.4523809828!2d-119.2248530508216!3d36.394784701215556!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80bffc1b1f3beaaf%3A0x856a1071a9971cab!2sMineral+King%2C+CA+93271!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1436202412217\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fun fact about Mineral King: in the 60s, it was marked for development as an alpine Disney ski resort. The Sierra Club, which had previously supported developing Mineral King in the 40s for recreation, opposed Disney&#8217;s plan, and in 1978, Mineral King was annexed from Sequoia National Forest to Sequoia National Park. Disney&#8217;s Country Bear Jamboree was originally designed for Mineral King:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"maxresdefault\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUnfortunately\/fortunately, we did not get to meet any country bears, though we saw their claw marks high up on the trees!<\/p>\n<p>Proposed Development | Mineral King Today (click to view enlarged)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mineralking_disneynews2summer1969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-624 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mineralking_disneynews2summer1969-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"mineralking_disneynews2summer1969\" width=\"339\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mineralking_disneynews2summer1969-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mineralking_disneynews2summer1969.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-12.45.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-625 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-12.45.09-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-13 12.45.09\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-12.45.09-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-12.45.09.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I saw my first giant redwoods on this trip! The really really big ones were north of where we were, and I&#8217;m looking forward to that adventure too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-11.49.33-e1436204479598.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-11.49.33-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-13 11.49.33\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some parts definitely reminded me of the hiking in the Alps, above the tree line. My favorite part:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.47.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-645 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.47.20.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-13 13.47.20\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.47.20.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-13.47.20-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our turnaround point, the clear waters of Eagle Lake, silent and still:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-15.17.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-646 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-15.17.00.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-13 15.17.00\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-15.17.00.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2014-09-13-15.17.00-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love you, Sequoia National, and we&#8217;ll be back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back home in California, there is no lack of beautiful landscapes. 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