Kings Canyon Poster National Monument and stands 726 feet high

and stands 726 feet high

A trek into the rigorous tundra is a quest limited to the heartiest of explorers

For many years the untamed mountain could only be viewed on foot or by horse

Chaffin returned in 1949 to explore and photograph what he called Mushroom Valley

Kings Canyon Poster National Monument and stands 726 feet highProduct Details 14 x 22 poster Interpretive Copy Automobile access to General Grant National Park advanced the idea of building a highway into Kings River Canyon. The rough terrain, however, brought attempts to a halt by 1915. Efforts to designate the area as a national park were also fraught with arduous obstacles. Barriers lifted when the road became a public works project during the depression. As the scenic byway came into existence, so did Kings