Here are some photos of our recent visit to these parks.
The Sequoia Redwoods are the largest living things on the planet. These trees are in the Giant Forest in Sequoia National ParkThe trees in the center with rougher bark are Sequoia and the other trees are mostly pine. This is the General Sherman tree which is the largest in Sequoia Park.A lot of burned bark but the tree is still alive.Petroglyphs created by indigenous people on the side of the trail. I believe this device is known as a “Fresno Scraper.” It is in a small park in the small town of Three Rivers where we stayed. The main attraction of the park is Tony’s food truck which has excellent pita and falafel sandwiches. We stayed in a rustic cabin that featured a river view and some rapids that we could see from a patio. The bathroom could use a refresh: note how the sink is supported by an automotive jack pushing up a 4×4 wood post! Here are some views of the Kaweah river as seen from our patio.There is some white water as the river decends.This is in Grant Grove in the vicinity of the General Grant tree which is in Kings Canyon park. It is the largest tree in Kings Canyon. Sequoia and Kings Canyon part are now under joint management.This tree was in a fire which burned the center of the tree. You can walk through the tree! Amy emerging from the fallen tree.Most of the older trees have significant scars from fire.This picture shows the outline of a bear we saw from the car while driving through Sequoia NP. If you look about half-way down and about a third of the way from the left edge you can see the outline of the bear in front of a tree.We are now in Santa Cruz along West Cliffs visiting my daughter Martha (second from front), her wife McKenna (in front) and Amy and James in the rear. We had a lovely dinner with McKenna’s parents Wendy and Eric.Since we were in Santa Cruz we had to visit a coastal redwood forest for the complete redwood experience. This is in the mountains near Santa Cruz.More coastal redwoodsAmy relaxing along the river upstream from our cottage.
