Sequoia National Park and King's Canyon

Interesting stand of trees in front of this residence.

Pretty lake and accessories on way to the forest.

There's snow in them there hills.

Entrance to the park.

Canyon view.

Single file caravan to the top via some park road construction.

And we weren't disappointed.

Wonderful drive.

And Giants they are!!

Photo's don't do this drive justice.

If you had a tree house in this big boy you'd need an elevator to get to it.

Enough firewood for years.

I've seen pictures now you've seen pictures but ya just gotta be there.

Growing up from the forest floor near the General Sherman Tree

Those pesky "Happy Campers"

I want to grow up just like you, Dad...

View into Kings Canyon

The mountain on the right hosts the largest Sequoia grove in the world. I think about 1200 of those giants.

If I keep eating and drinking like this I'm going to be as big around as one of those trees.

We had a great day on Wednesday exploring Sequoia National Park and peering into Kings Canyon National Park. Again, the scenery was spectacular. We got to the entrance of the Sequoia around eleven thirty in the morning. Road construction had narrowed the path to the top to one lane and they were only letting vehicles through at the top of every hour.  We headed on up and manage to get there in time for a little lunch while we waited our turn to get through. It was like driving on a dirt path carved from the side of the mountain with those concrete barriers keeping you from veering over the cliff. Little added excitement. We meandered through the park's winding roads for about 4 hours, enjoying the scenery around every bend, before we came out the northern entrance and head back to our home base. Since it was about supper time we elected to stop in Visalia  for some grub at Brewbaker's Brewing Co. Probably one of the best pizza's I've ever eaten. Had never had artichoke hearts on pizza before but won't be my last. Oh, and in case you're curious about those trees: General Sherman: 275 ft. tall, 36.5 ft wide at the base, weighs 1385 tons and is 2200 years old.