{"id":3861,"date":"2009-07-15T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2009-07-15T16:42:44","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T15:42:44","slug":"clover-creek-ca-granite-slides-and-sequoias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/clover-creek-ca-granite-slides-and-sequoias\/","title":{"rendered":"Clover Creek, CA – Granite, Slides and Sequoias"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clover Creek is a small, steep, high sierra creek near treeline in Sequoia National Park, feeding the Kaweah. Not only are the drops super fun, the scenery is spectacular and you get to drive past some of the largest trees on earth. A visit to this zone gets you in the promiscuity of many other ultra classic runs. We were on Clover in mid April, 2009. Check out the photos posted…<\/p>\n

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Scotty Baker, Clover Creek, CA. Photo – Chris Menges<\/p>\n

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Baker drops into the intro drops on Clover. Photo: Menges.<\/p>\n

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Chris Menges Enjoying the granite on Clover. Photo: Scotty Baker.<\/p>\n

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Nice POV of the granite steepness. Hood River’s\u00c2\u00a0Dan Laham\u00c2\u00a0sliding. Photo: Baker.<\/p>\n

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Look close -\u00c2\u00a0Dan Laham\u00c2\u00a0dropping from the top of the main set. Photo: Menges<\/p>\n

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Menges having fun and wondering why he doesn’t live in CA. Photo: Baker<\/p>\n

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Chris Menges in the ‘entry slide’ to a long set of slides. Photo: Baker<\/p>\n

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Dan Running “Fifty to Zero”, sometimes portaged. Photo: Menges.<\/p>\n

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Baker in more slidy fun….<\/p>\n

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…and wrapping up the run in style. Photos: Menges<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clover Creek is a small, steep, high sierra creek near treeline in Sequoia National Park, feeding the Kaweah. Not only are the drops super fun, the scenery is spectacular and you get to drive past some of the largest trees on earth. A visit to this zone gets you in the promiscuity of many other … <\/p>\n

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