Blogs from Sequoia National Park, California, United States, North America

So, today we’re off to see some forest for a change. We left the hotel in Bakersfield and went on our way to Sequoia National Park. It took a couple of hours, but then we’re used to two-hour drives first thing in the morning by now. Our first stop was as we were driving up into the foothills up to the national park. We stopped for a rest and a snack at Slick Rock Recreation Area. There’s plenty of parking and a short walk down to the river’s edge. We explored the rocks and boulders in the river, enjoying the quiet, cool air and the spectacular view. Seeing green all around is a welcome change. Tamar took off her shoes and waded into the river to explore a little more. She says the water is wonderful! ... read more

We left our campground near Yosemite a little early to make sure we'd have enough time to connect up the RV before heading out to Sequoia National National Park. Snow was forecast for Yosemite on the day we left and snow again in Sequoia starting on the 13th; which would give us two days of great weather to see Sequoia and the surrounding area. It was bright and sunny up on the mountain when we left Yosemite RV Resort, but the time we hit the switchback curves on CA-120, we could see a lot of low clouds in the distance. It was pretty looking at the low clouds nestled in the valley until we arrived in the fog, luckily it was Sunday so there were not too many people on the roads and the fog only ... read more

Après San Francisco, il a fallu redescendre un peu en Californie (environ 3 hres de route) pour voir ces arbres géants. Avec toutes ces montagnes sur la côte Ouest, aller d'Ouest à Est demande parfois de grands détours pour passer au nord ou au sud de gros sommets. Le détour valait la peine car ils nous ont bien impressionnés. Bonne visite.... read more

Geo: 36.5077, -118.575There's really not much to say of the last day, other than that I took an incredibly cute picture of Chris and Arya sleeping in the same positions. It's funny how kids mirror you. We also stopped for coffee in downtown Fresno (I wasn't aware there were nicer parts of Fresno to be honest).We ate breakfast, packed up camp and headed back home. All in all, a great trip. Zumwalt Meadow is gorgeous, Moro Rock was an incredibly awesome short hike with crazy views and the swimming hole was the best part.... read more

Geo: 36.5077, -118.575We got up with the sun (Arya made sure of that), cooked breakfast and set out for the touristy parts of the park again, up the side of the mountain. Our plan was to do our "hardest hike" first up Moro Rock. I say hard only because carrying a toddler on your back makes any walk more difficult. We would have had no trouble hiking up and down this rock normally. However, if you're not in reasonably good shape (meaning you hike regularly), you will likely have some trouble with this small hike. A lot of people were not used to the elevation and were huffing and taking multiple breaks to get up the granite steps to Moro Rock. Because of the steep cliffs on all sides of the trail, we kept Arya in ... read more