Koosh21

I packed up early and headed to Sequoia N.P. this morning. The first stop was the groove of General Grant Tree, the worlds 3rd largest living tree. The size of those giants is absolutely unreal. It looks as if they are made out of plastic, too enormous to be real. After that I went to the groove of General Sherman Tree, the worlds largest tree, with a volume of over 2.7 million lbs. It is quite awe-inspiring to be standing next to another living thing that began its journey in life 200 years before Jesus walked the earth. The forests of these giants possess great wisdom indeed. It was definitely one of the most memorable experiences of my life. After catching a few more of the odds and ends of the park I headed south to ... read more

Today I feel that I managed to see everything I wanted to at Yosemite. Yosemite Falls were all dried up so I only did the short hike just to see them. It would be awesome to come in late spring or early summer when the water is rushing. They say you can hear the falls thundering all the way down the valley. After the falls I took a couple pics of El Capitan. It’s the largest granite monolith in the world and pretty awesome to see as well. Then it was off to Glacier Point, which has an amazing vista of most of the Yosemite Valley. I did a 4-mile hike around that area and then headed back to camp. It felt good to get out of the car and hike for a while after traveling ... read more

I departed the Grand Tetons on Wed around 8 a.m. Snapped a couple last minute pics of the range before heading west out of the park. It was time to get some serious miles in. I drove about 7 hours until I arrived at Twin Falls, ID and stayed the night. I didn’t really find anything I was looking for in Idaho. They do have world famous potatoes but that’s about it. Tonight I am in Reno, NV. I have an awesome hotel room at The Nugget Resort & Casino. It only cost $50 and I managed to win half that back playing the slot machines a little while ago. This place is awesome. Tomorrow I will cross over into Cali and going to Yosemite for a couple nights, can’t wait. Until next time. Cheers, Josh ... read more

Decided to go on a longer/harder hike on the eastern side of Yellowstone today. Avalanche Peak Trail climbs 2150 feet in 2 miles to the summit at 10,566 feet. The views of the surrounding mountains were fantastic. Saw a lot of mountain wildflowers and butterflies, but more importantly I found what I was really searching for, SNOW! I don’t know why but I got the biggest kick out of seeing snow in August. So what did I decide to do? Make a snow angel of course! I think the vid turned out nicely. After I found the snow I continued up a few more hundred meters to the summit. It was a difficult climb, took nearly 3 hours to get up there, but well worth it. You get a real sense of accomplishment at the top, ... read more

Today I left for Yellowstone bright and early. After I got to the park I decided to go exploring for the first few hours because the campsite was not ready yet. I stopped at West Thumb and got my first taste of the amazing geysers and hot springs that are abundant here. The water of the hot springs was so clear and blue, absolutely beautiful. Next I decided to just go ahead and get Old Faithful over with. It was definitely worth seeing. I was out looking at a couple other ones near it but managed to get back quick enough so catch a couple good pics. After Old Faithful I went back to the campground and set up camp. It started to rain pretty heavy while I was taking a nap and continued for the ... read more