Camping and Pampering Are Not Mutually Exclusive
I am the lone female in a family of runners, boy scouts, and soccer players. The men in my family think nothing of heading out the front door for a 5 mile run before returning home to play basketball in the driveway for another two or three hours. While I enjoy a nice walk or hike in the local park, a hip condition has always caused some limitations to the amount of physical activity I can handle. This can make it difficult to plan our family’s summer vacation. The challenge: find a hike and camping combination that is strenuous enough to satisfy the strong, yet not too difficult for someone, like me, who cannot carry a heavy load. The solution: Bearpaw Meadow High Sierra Camp in Sequoia National Park.
Bearpaw Meadow High Sierra Camp sits 11.5 miles in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park. The trail begins at Crescent Meadow among the shade of the enormous Sequoia Redwoods that give the park its name, and winds along 11.5 miles of well-maintained, picturesque trails until it reaches the granite ledge that serves as the base for the Bearpaw Meadow camp.