1999 Valley Presbyterian Church
JHS HIGH SIERRA ADVENTURE

June 24-27

• Download Permission Slip
• Equipment List
• Purpose of Trip
• Campground Information
• Topographical Map
• Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park
• Mineral King Valley

Purposes:

• To develop an appreciation for God through seeing his handiwork in Creation (Romans 1:20)
• To build bonds of Christian Fellowship (Hebrews 10:24-25)
• To study and apply God’s Word 2 Timothy 2:15

The following is a recommended plan for a base-camp trip with an overnight backpacking option. We can transform it into a backpacking trip with little effort if all who want to attend prefer to go backpacking, or if the JHS leadership prefers to do so.

Campground Information:

• Cold Springs Campground, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park.
• There are no reservations at this campground, so we will need to arrive approximately 11:00 in the morning to ensure that we get adjacent campsites. An advance party may which to go early to "stake out" some sites. There is also a campground at Atwell Mill, approximately 4 miles away.

• There will still be snow on mountain peaks and in some valleys.
• Mosquitos are generally not a problem, but could be. Bring repellant.
• Restroom facilities are primitive (i.e. outhouse). Pay showers are available at Silver City, a 4 or 5 mile drive.

Phone number of Mineral King Ranger Station: 559 565-3768

Thursday, June 24

• Drive to Mineral King; Leave church at 6:30 AM; arrive 11:00 AM
• Wading in rock pools along Mineral King Road
• Explore local mine diggings, waterfalls, creek, and meadows
• Orienteering; interpreting topographical maps
• Hike through Atwell Mill Giant Redwood Grove
• Campfire

Friday, June 25

• Morning Bible Study & Devotions
• Hike up White Chief Canyon (we could make this a one-night backpack trip if we wish)
• White Chief Canyon is a beautiful Glacial valley with small ponds and a creek that mysteriously disappears into a limestone basin. The meadows are filled with marmots and other wildlife.
• Observing the stars with binoculars and telescopes
• Campfire

Saturday, June 26

• Morning Bible Study & Devotions
• Sunrise hike to Timber Gap/Empire Mountain or Eagle Lake; Bible Study and devotions at the top.
• Frisbee Golf at Timber Gap
• Campfire

Sunday, June 27

• Worship Service in Meadow
• Leave for home after lunch
• Mountain bike down Mineral King Road. Those with mountain bikes may with to ride down the road and be picked up by cars at the bottom.

Mineral King Topographical Map