SFI - Backpacking Adventures

From the Giant Forest to Alta Peak;
A Natural History Backpack Trip
Date: June 18 - 21, 2009
Instructor: Jim Warner
Price: $184 (member price $160)

What better way to get to know Sequoia National
Park than exploring the world the old fashioned way: on foot and at an old world speed: three miles an hour! Join expert naturalist Jim Warner on an exploratory backpack which will include spectacular views of the Great Western Divide, watching the stars move over Alta Peak, and getting acquainted with the human
and natural history of Sequoia National Park.
Limit 10 people.
Price includes: Course registration, camping, and wilderness permits.
Age range: 16 and up.
Difficulty level:

Note: By registering for a Sequoia Field Institute program, you acknowledge having read and accepted the Release and Waiver of Liability Form. Please note any comments in the "Comment/Suggestions" box when checking out. Once we receive your payment, a confirmation and detailed itinerary will be mailed to you.

SNHA Member $160
Non-Member $173

Exploring Cedar Grove with Map and Compass
Date: July 10 -12, 2009
Instructor: Randy Coffman
Price: $156 (member price $136)

Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park is situated in the
bottom of a spectacular canyon on the Kings River and is surrounded by magnificent granite walls. This 2 1/2 day basic map and compass seminar will provide the participant with an introduction in how to use a compass, read a topographic map, and navigate in wilderness terrain. It will include two days of exploration in the Cedar Grove
area. Hiking distances will average up to 6 miles per day, with elevation gains of up to 1,000’. We will begin the seminar on Friday night at Sentinel Campground at 6 PM with an introduction to using
a map and compass. We will spend Saturday and Sunday exploring Cedar Grove while conducting various field exercises. The participant is responsible for providing their food and camping equipment
(contact the seminar leader if you need equipment). Participants must be 16 years of age. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Check the bulletin board at the entrance to Sentinel Campground for campsite location. Seminar will end mid-afternoon on Sunday. Limit 6 people.
Price includes: pre-registration trip planning, course registration, instruction, equipment use, maps to take home, and shared camp spots.
Age range: 16 and up
Difficulty:

Note: By registering for a Sequoia Field Institute program, you acknowledge having read and accepted the Release and Waiver of Liability Form. Please note any comments in the "Comment/Suggestions" box when checking out. Once we receive your payment, a confirmation and detailed itinerary will be mailed to you.

SNHA Member $136
Non-Member $156

From Lost Lake to Jennie Lakes; Backpacking a Forest and Park in the Southern Sierra
Date: July 16 - 20, 2009
Instructor: Jim Warner
Price: $225 (member price $195)

Get off the beaten path! Treat yourself to a backpack trip from the Giant Sequoia National Monument into Kings Canyon National Park and back again. Along the way you'll learn Monument and Park history, encounter some of the richest views in the southern Sierra and sleep under a wide open starry sky. This trip is physically demanding and very rewarding! Pack you bag and don't look back!
Price includes: course registration, pre-trip consultation, journal, instruction, camping, wilderness permit, and lots of memories!
Age range: 16 and up.
Difficulty level:

Franklin Lakes to Sawtooth Pass; A Loop Backpack with a Little Cross Country and Five Big Lakes
Date: July 29 - August 4, 2009
Instructor: Jim Warner
Price: $310 (member price $270)

Frankly speaking, a trip from the Mineral King Valley is the best! Your experience will be physical, intellectual, and one that will certainly leave you with lots of fond memories and photographs. Spend you first night in the dramatic cirque basin of Franklin Lakes, the moon rising over the Great Western Divide, and go on from there. Your guide and expert naturalist, Jim Warner, will provide you with a journal to keep count on the flowers, animals, and sheer number of fresh-water bodies you'll encounter. Rejoin the Mineral King Valley from the wind-swept, knife edge perspective of Sawtooth Pass. Limit 8 people.
Price includes: course registration, pre-trip consultation, journal, instruction, camping, wilderness permit.
Age range: 16 and up.
Difficulty level:

Backpack Southern Kings Canyon National Park; Upper Kern River Basin,
Colby and Forester Passes
Date: August 12 - 21, 2009
Instructor: Jim Warner
Price: $400 (member price $350) Sorry, this seminar is full!

With names like Cloud Canyon, Reflection Lake, and Sugarloaf Crossing you can bet this will be an eye-popping trip. Let curiosity get the best of you on this one and with expert naturalist Jim Warner explore the human and natural history of the Upper Kern River Basin, Colby Pass and Forester Pass. You’ll begin in a valley some have aptly compare to Yosemite Valley, leave that far behind to explore the wilds of eastern Kings Canyon National Park, as far back as the John Muir Trail! This is a physically demanding and very rewarding trip. Don’t miss out! Limit 8 people.
Price includes: course registration, pre-trip consultation, two nights pre-trip camping, wilderness permit, instruction, and shuttling.
Age range: 16 and up.
Difficulty level:

Guide & Naturalist Services - Our local naturalists and skills-based guides collectively have thousands of hours of experience on over 800 miles of Parks trails. We’ve been to the highest point in the continental U.S. We’ve explored the Parks on trail and off. We’ve kayaked, fished, floated, walked, run, climbed, taught, swam, snorkeled, skied, snow shoed, sledded, bouldered, snow camped, backpacked, snowboarded, sauntered, birded, and caved in every corner of these Parks. We provide pre-trip tips and tricks, consultation, course registration, permits, rental gear, excellent skills-based instruction, top-notch fun family activities, standards-based science curricula, off the beaten path trail information, and a lot of support for those trying to plan the trip of a lifetime for yourself or others.

The Choice is Yours Guide/Naturalist Services - Imagine having your own guide to explore

these national parks. Hire a naturalist to spend the day with you, your family or friends

and learn why these parks are so amazing with the experts. You can pick a specific topic

like: sequoias, birds, flowers, geology, choose to learn about many topics or none at all

and let a free-flowing experience occur through a non-structured learning environment.

We can even take you on a backpacking trip or snowshoe walk. We tailor the experience

to meet your interests.

Email SFI@sequoiahistory.org or call us at (559) 565-4251 if you would like to find out more!

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