Southern Seirras

[Sean Chilibeck]

Not another California question!

I'm going to be doing a quick 2 week road trip through central/southern California, planning on hitting Joshua Tree, Sequoia/Kings Canyon and then up highway 1 to San Fran. It's brief but that's what I have for time off, so not much choice....

I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions for good places to see in the Southern Sierra Nevada? There are two of us (Girlfriend and I) and we are fairly capable backpackers/climbers (although used to more northern latitudes such as the Yukon and Newfoundland), and we're looking at spending 2-4 days there, hopefully get a little deeper into the area than just the parking lot and day hikes, and away from the crowds.

No offroading though, our econo rental probably wont take much abuse.

Thanks for your help.

Edit: Clarifying which Sierra