Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park
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Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park
I made the drive up to Sequoia from San Diego on Friday July 9th. I've been to Sequoia before but not with my Jeep. Driving through the forest is amazing, the scenery is so beautiful!
I camped at Azalea near Grant Grove
There are many small trails in the area. Mostly dirt roads with a few inclines and some loose dirt. No big deal for my Base model.
I went to see Buck Rock lookout but I met up with two other Jeeps nearby and we ran the Buck Rock Trail before I got a chance to see the tower. I believe that Buck Rock is the most difficult trail in the area, but almost all of it can be done with an X. A stock Rubicon can tackle the more difficult sections but there are bypasses for everything.
Since I hit the trail first I had to go back to the lookout later that afternoon. It rained a little on and off that day, but it wasn't too bad. At least it wasn't hot.
Later that afternoon I dropped the windshield when I went back to the lookout. Took about an hour to get all of the pieces removed and it was hard to put back together. But it was a ton of fun driving with it down. Totally different experience. It's almost like you can see everything with the windshield down.
Here's the lookout tower from the trail. At 8500ft it's the highest spot in the area and you can see the whole forest.
This is on the way back, on 14S30 I believe, easy trail.
On my way out of the Forest off the 198.
I camped at Azalea near Grant Grove
There are many small trails in the area. Mostly dirt roads with a few inclines and some loose dirt. No big deal for my Base model.
I went to see Buck Rock lookout but I met up with two other Jeeps nearby and we ran the Buck Rock Trail before I got a chance to see the tower. I believe that Buck Rock is the most difficult trail in the area, but almost all of it can be done with an X. A stock Rubicon can tackle the more difficult sections but there are bypasses for everything.
Since I hit the trail first I had to go back to the lookout later that afternoon. It rained a little on and off that day, but it wasn't too bad. At least it wasn't hot.
Later that afternoon I dropped the windshield when I went back to the lookout. Took about an hour to get all of the pieces removed and it was hard to put back together. But it was a ton of fun driving with it down. Totally different experience. It's almost like you can see everything with the windshield down.
Here's the lookout tower from the trail. At 8500ft it's the highest spot in the area and you can see the whole forest.
This is on the way back, on 14S30 I believe, easy trail.
On my way out of the Forest off the 198.
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