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Kings Canyon - Rae Lakes Backpack

46 mile trek in three days up Woods Creek and out Bubbs Creek in Kings Canyon National Park, Aug 3-5 2012.
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Note the ledge of trees on the granite peak on the right.
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Closeup of the grove of trees on the granite peak. Can you imagine visiting this place?
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Bubbs Creek spills over a huge granite waterfall.
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The occasional avalance leaves these impressive cuts in the granite cliffs.
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Trails through some bus sized rocks.
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This cliff face looks like marble cake.
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Down, down we go from 9,400 feet.
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The enigmatic Sphinx that we left at the Woods Creek trail junction comes into view.
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