Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Well, we headed off from Lake Isabella and stayed the night in Visalia which is about midway between this lower section of Sequoia National Forest and the main part of the park. We actually had a hotel with an internet connection which was nicer than spending afternoons in various parking areas looking for an unsecured signal!! I, of course, bought more books.


We then headed out for our first day at Sequoia! It was a nice ride there with all the orange trees loaded with fruit and many grapevines which was a bit of a surprise. We spent basically all day at Sequoia. I loved the giant trees and I made the requisite climb up 400 steps to the top of Morro rock (a different one than on the coast). Warren couldn’t be outdone and so followed me up. After that,
we took another really long walk through a sequoia grove to see the Sherman tree. By then I was exhausted so we tried to find camping. Very successfully, we found a nice campground in Kings Canyon and stayed there that night and the next.

Days 23, 24 and 25

We did an abbreviated tour of Kings Canyon on the second day but did take the trek to see the General Grant tree and many others. It was a beautiful walk and the weather has been perfect. I do love those giant trees – they are like these massive columns and so huge. We drove down Kings Canyon for a bit but we were still a bit tired so went back to the campsite and had some dinner and readied to head off for Yosemite.