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On the way to Sequoia National Park
This is so deliciously white trash!!! Patrice and I took another one of our spontaneous one day road trips. This morning we headed out on the road to Sequoia National Park. We loaded up on Starbucks and were on the road by 6am. About 4 hours later we were on the twisting road heading into the park. As we climbed in elevation, snow started to appear on the ground and the Giant Sequoias started sprouting up. We started driving into the Giant Forest where the largest of the Sequoias were to be found. Many of the Sequoias here grow to a height of over 200 feet tall and up to 100 feet in circumference. After stopping at the Giant Forest Museum to check out the information and exhibits on display, we drove to the area where the largest trees were. We found the General Sherman Tree which is considered the world's largest living thing in terms of volume and reaches a height of about 275 feet. Standing there at the foot of the tree and looking up at it's awesome size was pretty amazing! Since it was a pretty chilly spring day here at Sequoia, there wasn't that many people visiting the park. This made walking
around the groves a very quiet and peaceful experience. Continuing our drive through the park, we made our way into Kings Canyon National Park before heading back on the road towards home.
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