NaturePhoto Wikimedia CommonsGenerals Highway
California · United States
As we begin our journey from the park’s entrance to the Giant Forest, we will drive on the Generals Highway as it winds its way along the scenic Kaweah River. Gaining elevation, we will travel through a diverse and changing landscape from dramatic flowering, cream-colored yuccas in the lower foothills to the largest protected Blue Oak woodland in the world. As we witness the steepest watershed in the Continental United States, we will also see the majestic peaks of the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. These epic views are not to be missed!
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7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Generals Highway
Welcome, intrepid drivers and wide-eyed passengers, to the dramatic, winding, and notoriously challenging southern entrance of the legendary Generals Highway. We begin our epic, uphill journey here in the dry, sun-baked,…
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As we begin to vigorously aggressively climb the very first series of steep, heavily banked switchbacks, take a brief moment to critically observe the distinct, arid landscape immediately surrounding the lower highway. We are…
Listen in the app3Hospital Rock and Ancient History
We have now arrived at a vital, historically significant pull-off located on the left-hand side of the curving highway, an area known as Hospital Rock. I strongly urge you to temporarily pull your vehicle over, turn off the…
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As we pull back onto the highway and vigorously resume our relentless upward climb, pay extremely close, careful attention to the subtle, yet dramatic visual changes occurring immediately outside your vehicle window. We are…
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Carefully navigate into the next available paved pull-off to safely observe another highly iconic, heavily photographed feature of the lower highway: the massive, imposing structure known as Tunnel Rock. You are looking at an…
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Prepare yourself. After miles of relentless, exhausting, dizzying switchbacks and dense pine forests, the highway is about to deliver its most spectacular, utterly breathtaking, and dramatic visual reveal. …
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Having successfully navigated the harrowing, winding ascent and proudly passed through the ancient, towering gates of the Four Guardsmen, the steep, dizzying incline of the Generals Highway finally, mercifully levels out. We have…
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What is Generals Highway?
Generals Highway is a place in California · United States with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | California · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 36.5364, -118.7822 |
| Last updated |
