An over night family trip to Jennie Lake and back. Enjoy a families journey. A Memorial Day weekend trip perhaps to the Jennie Lake? See this 20 second teaser video. Want to see your video here? Just send us a link from your YouTube upload and, as long as it is family friendly, it will be shared with others. If you want a further definition, family friendly means no nudity, adult content, and foul language gestures. Think a "G" rating.
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Great news. I just called into the Hume Lake Ranger District office and can happily report the road to Big Meadows is now open! Just in time for Memorial Day weekend too! Enjoy the main access point to the Jennie Lakes Wilderness. I am sure most of you don't need to worry, but it needs to be said; Remember to pick up your trash and leave no trace. [ 57 more words ]
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Mark your calendar for June 2 as it is National Trail Day! There are various way you can participate this year from simply just going on a hike to maintaining trails to special trail events and more. You can also donate financially to the cause and get some swag in return. To learn more, you can check out American Hiking Society website.
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As the temperatures in the valley warm up, the idea of being outdoors also increases. We are ready to get outside and on the trail. Well not so fast. First the roads need to be open to get to many of the trail heads. Right now the main road, Big Meadows, is still closed. Speaking with the front desk at the nearby Forest Service station, the road is closed. [ 180 more words ]
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The last snow survey results are in for 2018! May is the final survey for the area and sites within or near the Jennie Lakes Wilderness. Unfortunately the results are bad. The Kings River Basin is at 36% of normal for this time of year. If you are wanting to find sheets of snow, you'll need to get high in elevation. [ 110 more words ]
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Some may already know this, but here it is for those who do not. If you are interested in reading through older Backpacker Magazines, then you are in luck. Google has archived dozens, if not hundreds, of the publisher's magazines. Best part? They are free for you to enjoy. Great way to "go back" to a time period to see the best gear for that season, how trails were being shown, trips that are still viable today, and more. Enjoy! Google Books' Archive of Backpacker Magazines (2009 and older)

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The important April 1 snow survey results are in...well most of the stations have reported their findings to the State of California's CDEC. What are the results? For the Kings River watershed, the snow pack sits at 64% of normal. A nice jump up from last months report, but not enough to hit at or close to our average snow pack conditions. [ 117 more words ]

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The snow results are in for the March 1 survey. Currently the Kings River Basin only has about 16% of the normal amount of snow for March. If the mountains do not receive anymore snow for the rest of the year, it will be at 14% for the year. This is looking to be another bad water year for the Sierra Nevada mountains as well as the valley below. [ 107 more words ]

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The snow pack is not doing so great as of the February 1 survey. However, we still have this month and March to go. They are both typically the wetter months. If the snow pack does not improve significantly, what will you do? Will you plan an earlier trip into the wilderness or go at your usual time?

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The snow survey results are in for the state of California. As far as the Jennie Lakes Wilderness is concerned, the Kings River is the main watershed. How much snow is up there? Well if you have already been tuned into the news, we do not have much. The average snow pack for the month of February is 23% of normal. [ 67 more words ]

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Into 2018 We Go!
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