Walking Amongst Giants!

Quiet and slow morning. Melissa had a chance to use her new rechargeable blender to make smoothies this morning… yum, and broken tooth friendly too. After cleaning up, we packed up the car and headed off to Sequoia National Park.

About thirty years ago, Dan had taken a work trip to Visalia (which is in the neighborhood we are in now) and as a side trip got a chance to visit Sequoia National Park and King’s Canyon. Melissa had been to King’s Canyon, but never Sequoia so we decided to visit. The park is up in the mountains rising about 7000’ above the valley we are currently camping at. At this altitude, and with specific water and soil conditions live the only Great Sequoia trees in the world. They are the largest trees (by mass) with >70’ diameter trunks, and >300’ in height. They grow as much mass every year as an entire 120’ pine tree like the ones in my front yard. Hard to explain the feeling standing amongst them. Definitely a different type of forest bathing.

Oh, and we saw a bear and cubs on one of our hikes 🐻!Read more