THE new Top of the Sierra Interpretive Center on Mammoth Mountain has
visitors quaking in their ski boots.
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PURSUIT of unspoiled mountain ranges has been my avocation for much
of my adult life.
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MY neighbor tempted me with the notion: a magical mountain campsite.
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Moonlight snowshoeing requires only two things, and we were some
moonbeams short.
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Only one paved road delves into the heart of Kings Canyon National
Park, and it ends where the Kings River thunders along beneath
mile-high, glacier-carved canyon walls.
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Zion National Park, Utah The late afternoon sun painted the cliffs with rich rays of red as
we rolled to a stop at the booth where rangers collect a $20 entrance
fee and dispense information and advice.
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The golden eagle that flew over our car, leading the way up the
winding canyon road, may have been the first clue that we were
entering a special place.
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Ranger Kris Fister knelt beside a baby sequoia that had sprouted
along Big Trees Trail, near a new museum here.
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The sign at the tunnel entrance said “Turn On Your Lights.”
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