The days are still warm, but nights are cool - ideal for hiking and backpacking. Fall is typically a quiet time, yet one of the most beautiful for a visit. NPS naturalists offer talks, slide shows, films, guided nature and history walks, and evening campfire programs for adults and children. Programs may range from a Star Talk program, at which you can enjoy the beauty of the Sierra night sky, to the Sawed Tree Mystery tour of a sequoia that was nearly sawed completely through a century ago, yet is still alive and growing. Consult the park bulletin boards for times and topics.
Lupine glows purple beneath the towering sequoias.
Bacteria living on lupine roots enrich the sequoias soil with nitrogen from the air.