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Kings Canyon-Sequoia National Parks

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It's been a while, I have to get out more. These photos were taken on a great trip I had with Friedhelm to Kings Canyon-Sequoia National Parks. This first one is the view from the Forest Service Fire Lookout on Buck Rock. The road in was pretty bad, but the view once you got there was spectacular. Can you imagine being here during a thunder storm. That would be soooo cool. Unfortunately they don't allow anyone up there if there's a possibility of  lightning. If you look closely at the chair's feet you will see that they're protected by insulators.  I think the chair has been there since the  tower was first put in, in 1923.  They also have some very active Hummingbird feeders. During a hike I saw only two of these flowers, about 10ft apart. I kept a eye out for more but only saw the two. Not sure what the name is but it seemed to closely match a Bindweed. So we'll go with that. The area had