Vidette meadows

Vidette Meadow stretches along Bubbs Creek more than a dozen miles from Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park. The John Muir Trail passes beside Vidette Meadow, making it a popular camping place for hikers. Lower Vidette Meadow is less than a mile downstream, just beyond the John Muir Trail. The lower meadow is along the popular Rae Lakes Loop trail. Both meadows are guarded by two prominent peaks (shown above), West Vidette and East Vidette. This photograph, taken from the John Muir Trail, shows Vidette meadow.

Hiking in the Sierra Nevada in late July, I was struck by the contrast between the granite peaks and the dense green forests filling the valley below, all under a sky heavy with cumulus clouds.

John Muir Trail, Sierra Nevada, California · 2024