Blogs from Sequoia National Park, California, United States, North America - page 2

Jsem už postarší pán a spaní ve stanu není pro mě. Po dvou nocích ve stanu jsem měl bloklý záda a rýmu jako hrom. Na to, abych si hrál na zálesáka, jsem už asi trošičku starej. Do stanu mě pozbytek cesty už nikdo nedostane. Naše další destinace byla Sequoia National Park, kam jsme se jeli podívat na gigantické stromy –Sekvoje. Cesta z Yosemit k sekvojím byla dlouhá asi 190 mil (cca. 300 km) a velká část cesty byly serpentýny. Vyrazili jsme v 7 ráno a kemp ještě spal. Musím říct, že Američani kempujou ve velkým. Myslím, že nemám tolik nábytku ve svém bytě, kolik si ho berou s sebou do kempu. Grily, několik stanů obrovskou ohrádku pro děti, stoly, židle, cokoli vás napadne. Do Sekvojového parku jsme dojeli někdy po poledni. Sekvoje jsou impozantní stromy, půdorys ... read more

Leaving Yosemite, it should have been a fairly short 3 hour drive to King’s Canyon National Park, through which we planned to drive to get to Sequoia. Once we left Fresno however, it became obvious that it might take longer than we thought as we started to see signs informing us that access to King’s Canyon was shut due to wildfires. Stupidly, we decided to carry on – surely there would be a diversion, wouldn’t there? As it was, we ended up having to go quite the scenic route to get to Sequoia via its South entrance… but we made it, eventually. Driving into the national park, the road wound dramatically upwards and the trees were getting bigger, more colourful and more impressive. The sighting of a baby bear distracted me from my car sickness. He ... read more

Hey there, Recently I have been thinking about starting up a blog - okay that's a lie, I've actually thought about it for awhile now - I just never had the libido to get going I guess until today. I am constantly seeing all of these inspiring travel blogs and photos online and have thought to myself why can't I do that? I'm not exactly the most well-seasoned traveler, but I have done my fair share so far. I'll start off my first post with some background information on how I got bitten by the travel bug. It kind of all started when I got my first job I guess, well it's what set the course for my future plans to travel in motion anyway. I had just graduated high school and went for a day ... read more

The Sierra Nevada Mountains is home to the WORLD’s largest trees – the Sequoia These majestic 3,000 year old giants only grow in specific micro climates between 5,000 and 7,000 feet elevation. Unlike other trees which taper at the top, the width of the Sequoia is almost the same at its top as it is at its massive base. Its branches look like twisted arms reaching out towards the world. They reminded us of the Ents in Lord of the Rings. Pioneering conservationist John Muir explored and named the Giant Forest. “When I entered this sublime wilderness the day was nearly done,” he observed, “the trees with rosy, glowing countenances seemed to be hushed and thoughtful, as if waiting in conscious religious dependence on the sun, and one naturally walked softly and ... read more

For the last three days we have been in Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. We did a little hiking on Thursday way to hot for that. We have made up for the straight stretches of road though Kansas,Utah, and Nevada by days end. We may have seen all the curves that we want to see for a while. We are headed for the coast on Saturday after an early morning oil change.here are a few pictures of the Large trees and a few curves.... read more