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Giant Sequoia Mountain Bike Tour:
Call us to book these trips toll free: 866.758.2267 General Tour Details: 2010 Tour Dates (Includes Arrival Day Lodging): • September 12th - September 17th What's Included? Click here for details... Overview: Ride hard and relax.. It's easy to feel small on this tour among such giants. The Giant Sequoia is one of the largest organisms on earth and a feature of this delightful tour in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. We'll enjoy a few rides within Giant Sequoia National Monument among these living pillars of history, but we'll also explore the excellent collection of trails in the surrounding Sequoia National Forest including the infamous Cannell Plunge. This trail system is highlighted by its large losses of elevation - numerous times we'll start our rides in high pine forest and end in classic California vegetation like oak and chaparral. Itinerary: Arrival day- Our staff will greet everyone at the Bakersfield Airport at 6pm (unless everyone flies in earlier), get everyone loaded up and we'll head to Kernville to our riverside lodge. More... Day 1- It's hard to argue with this trail's name: Just Outstanding. The elevation profile alone is just outstanding - we start at 7000 feet and descend to 2400 feet!! The route starts with some very flowy downhill through a pine and cedar forest. More...Day 2- For day two we've designed a spectacular set of rides of mostly downhill riding in the Sequoia National Forest. Shuttle ride number one starts us up in a seldom-visited forest in a remote area. The trail drops quickly to oaks and sagebrush with some wonderful views down into the Kern Canyon. More... Day 3- It's hard to imagine that after 2 days of such amazing riding that we still haven't done the Cannell Plunge. Every great mountain bike destination has its signature ride and here it is The Plunge. That's not to say there isn't some climbing along the 26 miles, but the change in topography from top to bottom is breath taking. More... Day 4- We start up in a lush cedar forest and climb up singletrack for several hours. The effort is challenging, but you will enjoy spectacular views of the Needles and the High Sierra along the way. Once at the top we'll take a well-deserved break and enjoy the surroundings that inspired the likes of John Muir. More... Day 5- We bookend our trip with another jaw dropping jaunt through the Giant Sequoias. This is a nearly all-downhill trail that follows the Tule River and navigates through the Wheeler Sequoia Grove. We'll start very high in the Sierras on a recently revitalized section of trail. Two-thirds of the way down, huge Sequoia trees are visible for much of this final section. At one point we actually ride through the middle of a live Sequoia! More... Final evening- After a great week of riding, we love to celebrate the end of the trip with a group dinner in town. We'll shuttle back into Kernville where we'll spend this final night at our riverside lodge. Take a few hours to relax and clean up, then we'll meet at the hotel to head over to our closing dinner celebration. More... Call us to book these trips toll free: 866.758.2267
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