// Pacific Coast · 5–7 days
Eastern Sierra & Owens Valley
Alabama Hills arches, Death Valley salt flats, and ancient bristlecone pines.
/ the route
- Stop 01Alabama HillsCalifornia · 1 day · best october–may
Wind-sculpted boulder arches with Mount Whitney as their backdrop in the Owens Valley.
Mobius ArchMovie RoadWhitney Portal view 
Stop 02Death ValleyCalifornia · 2 days · best november–marchThe hottest, lowest, driest park — a moonscape of salt flats and dunes.
Badwater BasinMesquite DunesZabriskie Point
Stop 03Great BasinNevada · 1 day · best late spring–fallAncient bristlecone pines and limestone caves under Nevada's darkest skies.
Wheeler PeakLehman CavesBristlecone Grove
Stop 04SequoiaCalifornia · 1 day · best summerHome to General Sherman, the largest living tree on the planet by volume.
General Sherman TreeMoro RockCrystal Cave
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