Trail of 100 Giants in Sequoia National Forest

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4 жыл бұрын

The Trail of 100 Giants is an amazing grove of Giant Sequoias in Redwood National Forest. The grove is about 45 minutes from the town of Kernville and it has a 1.3 mile paved trail that takes you through the grove to many of the best trees. Here is a video of my dad and I's time in the grove.
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@joshbeaty9785 4 жыл бұрын

Be sure to see Peppermint falls, Alder creek slide, Dry creek tubs & Nobe Young falls all near by.

@kathleenllewellyn925 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video with your dad. Its breathtaking.

@johndecriscio9586 4 жыл бұрын

I think it is wonderful the time you are spending with your dad traveling, and hiking these wonderful places in California.

@russblakey 4 жыл бұрын

My wife and I visited here in 2018 during our holiday. We stayed for one night at Sequoia lodge in Kernville. We had a fantastic meal at Ewings on the Kern. Thanks Josh for bringing back some lovely memories of our trip

@scottscriticalmass 4 жыл бұрын

Never tire of the Giant Redwoods... Thanks for sharing Josh!

@margaretr.4427 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful hiking trail, I love that you do so many of these trips with your dad!

@thecericfamily2741 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful masterpiece. Thank you again for sharing. Can’t wait to visit this place.

@jamesbryan4373 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Josh, you always bring a smile to my face with your enjoyable videos. I particularly like your enthusiasm for both the land and food. I also enjoy having Amy join in the videos as you two make a great team.

@moisescoria18 4 жыл бұрын

The trees provide such a beautiful view. Thanks for sharing this trail.

@broinsocali 2 жыл бұрын

Planning this road trip for June 2022.

@CampTravelExplore 4 жыл бұрын

Great work on this episode! Love the detail you give us and love that you include Dad in some of the adventures!

@ChanceB02 3 жыл бұрын

I’m living half of my travel dreams through you, thanks again!!

@pretravels 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for sharing this video with some facts about Sequoia National Forest. This place is quite good for people who want to reconnect to nature but want to stay away from the crowds.

@Angeandrowan1 4 жыл бұрын

My family and I are taking a 9 day trip to California from NJ late this month (Aug 2020) I CAN'T WAIT! And i can't tell u how many cool places I discovered to visit from watching your channel. Thank u so much from people like me who love to explore but aren't from Cali so we don't know the "off the beaten path" destinations you tell us about. Thank u and we are so excited to see your beautiful state!

@monicaausnit 4 жыл бұрын

That fallen sequoia is intense. Great video, thank you. 😊👍🏻

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@laurenwhetsel8712 4 жыл бұрын

I was just camping in Sequoia the weekend you posted this! How cool! 😄

@ampeloiinfo3648 4 жыл бұрын

Dude. Way Cool. Went there as a boy with the family and was in awe. Sequoia National Forest is a great place. Thanks Josh for doing this short film, as it brought back precious memories. Subscribed.

@Whocares......... 4 жыл бұрын

Trail of 98 giants! Well done Josh, thanks. Stay well ! Rox from Cali

@SwiftyTravels 4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful trail!

@willpgarrett2940 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks. Def gonna visit this area next month

@jtroueche1980 4 жыл бұрын

I visited the national park 18 years ago, looking forward to coming through and seeing the nf next month, thanks for the video!

@VentureAHighway 4 жыл бұрын

You’re crushing it with parks. Nice video as always!

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@eths1966 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your beautiful videos.

@VLSkate 4 жыл бұрын

nice! we finally went to 100 giants the other week. definitely an awesome spot

@EjWalkerGG269 3 жыл бұрын

I think that there should be more wheelchair accessible trails throughout the world, videos don't always give you the same feeling. I would still like to thank you for bringing California back into my view.

@thestackers 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I just visited Trail of the Giants this past week! Was beautiful!

@nancymendez5155 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going for the first time this month so this helped a lot thank you !!

@LydiasAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

We just came back from Sequoia (thank you for the other video). We didn't get a chance to see this so thankful for your video

@Corgis175 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful trail and trees.

@parkspursuit7515 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video as usual. The sequoias are so majestic. I really miss being in California, I hope to get back out there in the next couple of years!

@tammywhitaker963 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen those Trees. They are Beautiful. Lifetime ago.

@stephenwarren8671 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos such beautiful scenery 👍🌲🌳

@adamfrbs9259 4 жыл бұрын

I have one in my yard I planted...in WI...it's awesome. Trucked in 49 States, only area I never got to, someday I'm going to go see those trees.

@octoberfire13 9 ай бұрын

Ahhhhh this is my favorite place

@ilovesparky13 4 жыл бұрын

I went there last year. It was really amazing. 😍

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was! Glad you got to see it

@randybocksnick3750 4 жыл бұрын

JOSH-- I love your videos-- They are Fantastic!! JOSH, you are such a wonderful person and I would bet you have many ,many friends! Randy B.

@lamarcy 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Thanks for sharing.

@jorgegomez3854 2 жыл бұрын

I love sequoia we camp there every year... And Yosemite as well love this parks.great for hiking Lovers.

@markrussell. 4 жыл бұрын

I was there, I vouch for everything in this video It's really nice!

@nevadahiker6661 4 жыл бұрын

Aw man! I never got to go here! I went to the National Park, Mariposa Grove, and Calaveras, but not to the monument. At least I get to see it through your lens!

@RuezgaDaniel 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, I'm glad you checked out the 100 Giants. Here are some other great places to visit in that area: Dome Rock, The Seven Teacups, The Natural Water Slide, Peppermint Falls, The Needles, Ponderosa, Quaking Aspen Meadow, Nobe Young Creek Falls, and River Trail at the Johnsondale Bridge. Dome Rock and The Needles are absolute MUST visits! Dome Rock is only a couple of miles from 100 Giants on the Western Divide Highway, and it gives you a great view of the valley below. The Needles is a more involved destination as it requires a couple of miles of driving on a pretty rough dirt road and a 5 mile round-trip hike, but it is worth it because you get to hike up to where an old firewatch tower used to be and get a view of the entire valley. I'm in Bakersfield, so Sequoia NF is one of my favorite places to visit in the Sierra Nevada. Since it's a National Forest, you can camp wherever you want for as long as you want. My family and I camped at Dome Rock and it offered an amazing view of the sunrise behind The Needles.

@dsmom6898 4 жыл бұрын

I have been there many times. Absolutely Beautiful!

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

It really is! I am glad you have seen it as well.

@dsmom6898 4 жыл бұрын

@@californiathroughmylens We try to go every summer. The drive is beautiful too. 💕

@amandawashburn5337 4 жыл бұрын

Such a cool place. The stagg tree is not far from there. We have visited that one too. That whole area is beautiful.

@AdventureMuse 4 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video! I feel like I’m following you around the state! We just got home from Sequoia and Kings Canyon. BTW, Tokopah is a trickle, but still a worthy hike.

@jm3na 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, haven’t been to this grove in a couple of years and it’s sad to hear the Windy Fire made it to this grove.

@mayadominguez5184 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place 😍 💕 ❤

@ULSB129 2 жыл бұрын

I just came back from hunting in the Sequoia National Forest. Saw thousands of sequoias. No monsters like these, but it was pretty neat looking for mule deer and black bear, walking between trees that are a few hundred years old

@huskynoob7881 4 жыл бұрын

Don't miss Dome Rock trail as well! easy scenic hike close to trail of 100 giants.

@reyleondelaselva1789 4 жыл бұрын

I was there this past July 24th and the Forest Service was there cutting down trees due to a bark beetle infestation. That's why you see the piles of wood slabs. We had the opportunity along with a dozen people who actually witnessed a tree come down that day. It was a young tree and it definitely shook the ground beneath us! It was an experience we would never forget so can you imagine the behemoths that came down in 2011!?

@ernieeeee3946 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos. Very informative.

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Appreciate the comment

@jeanettewaverly2590 4 жыл бұрын

Cool. I live near Kernville and have always heard of this. Guess it’s time to go see it!

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

You should!

@Albert13tv 4 жыл бұрын

love those trees

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@kalulew 4 жыл бұрын

Just visited and it was incredible I was so astounded and after thousands of pictures unfortunately you can post all of them but if you're not there it's very difficult to capture the magnitude of the trees.

@miamivicefanatic9736 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that getting to the trailhead using highway 190 from Springville is one of the curviest roads I've ever traveled. If anyone in your car is prone to motion sickness, you might want to consider another route. I think the southern approach from California Hot Springs is much straighter. I've never taken the road from Kernville. Driving out there you really feel the isolation, even though you're not that far from southern California. The saying "off the beaten path" would be a huge understatement for this quiet, yet wonderful area.

@user-xb9io3gq6u 4 жыл бұрын

I was just there, a few hours ago. Last time I went there it was in better condition. People made their own trails and some logs that were in piles seem to be written on by ashes. There was also a lot more people than usual.

@MrTmiket0007 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video like always 🙂👍

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@donniereiter3646 Жыл бұрын

Cool video bro I had no idea that this place existed

@robbie5138 3 жыл бұрын

I read your article about the trail and I'd like to say great video I work at the Trail of Hundred Giants. Wanted to let you know that the $10 doesn't need to be exact but definitely would be nice if everyone did. When me or a coworker are not present the Iron ranger is who you give the $10 it's to help maintain the parking lot and the Trail. We are usually up there Wednesday-Sunday to help with information and other hike ideas in the area. We also are up there between April-November definitely come up and have a great time at the Day Use area or Camp at Redwood Meadows just down the road at the North Trail head.

@dcba3210 4 жыл бұрын

Been watching all your videos from Everest region, Nepal... Much Love 🙏

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

So awesome! I want to watch videos on the Everest region of Nepal!

@dcba3210 4 жыл бұрын

@@californiathroughmylens there are some in my channel. Everest region is closed so heading again as everything gets back to Normal. Much love. You are welcome to Nepal for mighty Everest trek... 🙏🙏

@larryzuiker5721 4 жыл бұрын

You do a great job narrating your videos. Thanks for taking us along.

@d.mansfield6315 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. The wood at 4:17 is Ponderosa Pine which co-exists with the Sequoias.

@rayf3937 4 жыл бұрын

Went there in June. It was dope

@frankf.6639 4 жыл бұрын

Cool to visit with no one person...maybe for me next year 😉

@mixflip 4 жыл бұрын

I'm heading there for sure now. I've been to the NP.

@josevantrabuco9425 4 жыл бұрын

Excelente! ( Excellent!)

@TravelSmallLiveBig 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fabulous trail! Being in The National Forest, I’m wondering if it is a dog friendly trail...? We will hopefully be camping up that way in September. Great job as always Josh & Dad!

@dypark89 3 жыл бұрын

Are there any other exciting hikes nearby this area? Thanks!

@steveburns6503 4 жыл бұрын

Josh - thanks for the video and with your pops... I want to check this out before summer is out... what’s the elevation there and is the campground open?

@jamesrobinson8796 4 жыл бұрын

You should check out nobe young creek falls next time you’re over there. It’s only five minutes down the road, and then a small hike.

@pherdzo9o 4 жыл бұрын

Nice broh nex time you go th trinity Alpes forest very coul hikens th lakes

@evslone 4 жыл бұрын

Looked like you and your Dad had the trails to yourself. Was this a weekday visit? Love the giant trees. In 1995 I visited Muir Woods Redwood forest. On the way out I stopped at the gift shop and got a 6-inch Redwood sprig to plant in my yard. Today it is 30 feet tall and rising rapidly. In about 100 years somebody is going to have a challenging situation.

@StarrDaniel 4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@TheJayAnne 4 жыл бұрын

i went to Sequoia National Park in Fresno, CA back in 2003

@TonyV.Chimney 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😎 Trail Video ... Josh will you do videos of the best beaches in California???? It would be cool to see

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

I have a beaches of Orange County video, but it would be fun to do a beaches of California one

@TonyV.Chimney 4 жыл бұрын

California Through My Lens THAT WOULD BE AWESOME JOSH - I live in NY , I go to California twice a year , I try to see everything in your videos . They really are California.. I mean that . Always awesome to watch & visit ... never stop posting 👍🏻

@alfredojr4340 Ай бұрын

Hi Josh. May I ask how long is the drive from this 100 giants trail to General Sherman?

@Kernriver 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! This is an awesome video! I wanted to let you know we've included it on webpage - hope it brings you even more subscribers. Cheers and Merry Christmas.

@victorsanchez8840 4 жыл бұрын

‘’CTML’’ Your videos are always awesome! I think it’s cool hiking with ‘’pops’’! If you get a chance check out a trail called Parunuweap Canyons in Springdale Utah!!!

@brento2890 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and awesome link to the falling tree. It’s been many years since I’ve been there. Need to go again. Where’s your wife? Who’s the man? Thanks! I always watch your videos and I love them.

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Thats my dad and my wife has been at home for the last few adventures as she is pregnant. Thanks for watching the videos!

@f1lthyglokks 4 жыл бұрын

Im going this month

@jamirtbs8795 3 жыл бұрын

Do i need to get reservation due to covid

@wanderrhea 4 жыл бұрын

you know where i will be next weekend 😉

@alexgonzalez556 3 жыл бұрын

Like that hat 😉

@concerned1313 4 жыл бұрын

Because this grove and walk are so close to my house, I do it every year. I haven't done it this year 2020 because I did not know about the additional tree fall in 2019. I will do this hike in the next couple of weeks now to seeing your video. The biggest tree in the grove is Red Chief. It is not located on the walk here of "The Trail of the 100 Giants" but is located somewhere up farther into the grove. I have done my first hike in the quest to locate Red Chief and it's not on your trail that you reviewed here. I will spend at least one hike a year on this quest. Red Chief is not in the top 50, though Wikipedia lists it as. I have not found adequate directions yet online for this tree. If anyone out there knows some online directions or has been there, please post the link here or say something here, many thank yous! Good introductory video, thank you and good information!

@amandawashburn5337 4 жыл бұрын

There are a few on private property. I had a local tell me about it. We haven't ventured for it, and unfortunately I don't remember the name of the tree or the area. I was hoping to go back this year and speak to the local about it again. He remembers us every time we visit. We did find the stagg tree. We couldn't find it the first time, but found another grove. The next year we found it.

@concerned1313 4 жыл бұрын

@@amandawashburn5337 I didn't know that the Long Meadow Grove had private property mixed up in it? I have been to the Amos Alonso Stagg too a couple of times. The Alder Creek Grove which contains the Stagg was bought out by "Save the Redwoods League" and eventually will go to the Forest Service. I don't know the status of those houses that are there. Take care...

@amandawashburn5337 4 жыл бұрын

@@concerned1313 i may be getting them mixed up, but was told a few of them were on private property. i'm not sure if the red chief was one talked about. we were given a lot of information. haha! i had heard the alder grove would eventually go to the forest service, but was not sure if it was decided or not. there is so much to explore there, and we try a different area each time we are out that way. i guess i should start looking into it because i'm curious now.

@concerned1313 4 жыл бұрын

@@amandawashburn5337 OK, Alder Creek was bought out or will be bought out at the end of the year from Save the Redwoods League. I am not sure about the predicament of all the houses and owners. Then Alder Creek will go to the Forest Service after assessment or whatever they are looking at over several years. That is one that is being turned over. Parts of the Nedler Grove up outside of Yosemite are on private land and off the top of my head, Cal Tech down here in Pasadena owns a small plot and maybe others own some sections in that grove. The Case Mountain Grove is entirely on private property and it was heavily logged as I remember without looking it up. For Parker Peak Grove and North Cold Springs Grove fall entirely inside the Tule Indian Reservation. Part of the Red Hill Grove and Peyrone Grove are in the same reservation. You absolutely need permission to visit these groves or parts of the groves. I have only been to Mountain Home Grove once and I don't remember if some of it falls on private property, but some of it is owned by the County of Tulare and most by the State of California. Both the Calavares Groves are owned by the CA State Parks. This is not a complete list, just some off the top of my head. A good book is: Sequoia Groves by D. Willard and To Find the Biggest Tree by W. Flint. Red Chief is the largest tree in the Long Meadow Grove and it is somewhere in the upper half of the grove towards the top of Table Mountain. 99% of the information above comes from personal knowledge and/or those two books above.

@concerned1313 4 жыл бұрын

@@amandawashburn5337 My bucket list is too visit each of 67+ groves on Sequoias before I die. I have done 10 not counting when I was not an adult. I will visit some Redwood Groves, but to see them all is not on my list. Just some.

@explorejunkies3259 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@ivarsmatisons 4 жыл бұрын

Labs labs video! Lieliska informacija

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@ivarsmatisons 4 жыл бұрын

California Through My Lens vienmēr laipni

@garyleibitzke4166 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I stopped there years ago with a few friends. It was before Clinton dedicated it.

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks awesome, I am glad you got to see it!

@gladisportillo6317 4 жыл бұрын

Nosotros fuimos kern river y fuimos a los 100 gigantes allí serca hay una cascada muy bonita

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know there was a waterfall. I will have to go back!

@chrisarthur34 4 жыл бұрын

California Through My Lens I’m pretty sure she meant peppermint falls that’s up the road an hour away.

@RuezgaDaniel 4 жыл бұрын

@@californiathroughmylens Probably referring to Peppermint falls or maybe South Creek Falls which is shortly after Kern River Bridge (also called Johnsondale Bridge).

@roberthiggins1100 2 жыл бұрын

2:11 If you are looking for the two giant sequoia trees which fell in 2011.

@Kernriver 3 жыл бұрын

Also, as an FYI, you accidentally typo-ed in the description that this is Redwood National Forest. It's actually Sequoia National Forest.

@angieba6600 4 жыл бұрын

👍🥰

@TeamKape 4 жыл бұрын

Why does it say Redwood National Forest?

@michaelwoodsmccausland5633 3 жыл бұрын

The trees are talking to I/ We Us!

@gladisportillo6317 4 жыл бұрын

September voy there river sequio park

@Emuspaul 4 жыл бұрын

So if it's not National "Park," I guess I could fly my drone there?

@californiathroughmylens 4 жыл бұрын

No idea about that question, sorry about that!

@davehotchkiss4041 4 жыл бұрын

trees falling at the 1:30 mark kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6qEl8Kp0avbcqM.html

@AdventureMuse 4 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video! I feel like I’m following you around the state! We just got home from Sequoia and Kings Canyon. BTW, Tokopah is a trickle, but still a worthy hike