Tourist hiker, on top of Moro Rock overlooking the Sequoia foothills, looking towards Kings Canyon and the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Close up of sequoia tree in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in California, United States of America, North America

Arid landscape with dead tree in Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Kings Canyon National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Rocks in the South Fork of the Kings River, with trees and crags in the background, in Cedar Gorge, Kings Canyon National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Kings Canyon National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Kings Canyon National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Kings Canyon National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Folded metamorphic rock in Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA

Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territories, Australia, Pacific

Folded metamorphic rock in Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA

Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA.

Horseshoe Bend or King Bend, a meandering bend of the Colorado River, at sunset, Page, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, United States of America, USA

Horseshoe Bend or King Bend, a meandering bend of the Colorado River, at sunset, Page, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, United States of America, USA

Sunset in Kings Canyon National Park, Sierra Nevada, United States of America

A man standing on the Mount Darwin summit along the 8.5 mile Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

Mount Darwin and the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

Man diving into La Salle Lake while hiking on a two-week trek of the Sierra High Route in the John Muir Wilderness in California. The 200-mile route roughly parallels the popular John Muir Trail through the Sierra Nevada Range of California from Kings Canyon National Park to Yosemite National Park.

A man hiking along the summit of Mount Mendel along the 8.5 mile Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

Mount Darwin and the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

Smoky Sierra Mountains from along the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

A man negotiating the ridgeline along the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.

Horses are led through the mountains at King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America

Horses are ridden through King's Canyon National Park, California, USA, California, United States of America

Horses are led through the mountains at King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America

Horses and riders lead a string of pack animals near Sixty Lake Basin in King's Canyon National Park, California, USA, California, United States of America

Horses are led through a stream at King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America

Close-up of a leather saddle strapped onto a horse with trees in the background in King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America