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Walking with giant trees | Sequoia National Park


On the way from Los Angeles to San Francisco, you can either take the coastal drive, or drive inland to the National Parks.  K loves nature and chose the national parks because he wanted to do some hiking for some of the days.  We planned two days in Sequoia National Park and another two in Yosemite National Park.  I'm so glad we did because it made the trip more balanced between nature and city life, and man, seeing those giant trees just made us gasp in awe.  Like, seriously?  Are they from dinosaur land?

The terrain which we drove through

Before that, we drove to the village of Three Rivers which would be our base for 2 nights.  On our way to the lodge we passed by this serene lake which was beautiful at sunset.


Lake Kaweah near Three Rivers

Sunset at Lake Kaweah

We met a big family who spent a full day by the lake - kids playing, men fishing, women hanging out chatting.  It looked like so much fun to spend a day.  We started chatting with one of the men who kindly helped take that photo above, and he told us they live about 20miles away and they bought an annual pass which allows them to visit as many times as they want.  People are generally outdoor-sy as what we saw - they will rent RVs, caravans, trucks and pile them up with all sorts of camping equipment, living essentials and be on the go, sometimes from days to weeks.

Sequoia National Park is a very big area.  I mean we drove and drove… and our lodge, though said to be very near the entrance, is a good 30min drive away to the entrance.

Arrived and excited

We should know that from here, roads will be this bendy and overlooks straight into the valley.
This is a kind road with barriers; later on we realised that many of these mountain roads had no barriers.



I love the sun shining through the canopy

First of the sequoia trees we saw

FOR REAL

General Sherman tree - the largest tree in terms of trunk volume

Tried my best to capture the entire tree

K is the tiny guy with his right hand raised in the picture above.  He actually climbed onto the fence!
Look closely!


They named this tree The President

We do feel very tiny walking in the midst of these giants

We walked a lot and got lost (a little) - where it was just us and these giants.  Which freaked me out.

Black bear spotted!

How awesome is God's creation?  From something this small that looks like a Christmas tree, it can grow and grow into these huge giants

Acorns from these huge sequoia trees.  Which are huge too but you can't tell from this pic.

Are we heading back yet?  I'm tired...

Dipping my feet in the cold river

Look at the size of the tree vs the visitor lodge

http://www.visitsequoia.com

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