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Crescent Meadow lies nestled among the ancient sequoia trees of the Giant Forest. Sequoia National Park.
Crescent Meadow also marks the western trailhead for the High Sierra Trail, which runs 60 miles west to east between Giant Forest and Mount Whitney.
Crescent Meadow.
Quaking aspens (Populus tremuloides) along the meadow's fringe.
Sierra lupine (Lupinus grayi) in Crescent Meadow.
Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) near Crescent Meadow.
Crescent Meadow Trail.