Sequioa NP

Sequoia means big, BIG trees

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October 29th 2011
We put in a couple of long days' driving from Grand Canyon National Park across the largely-empty Navajo desert to mid-California. That left us only a short drive to reach the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, where we spent a long day climbing the rock formations and walking through the magical sequoia forests. A major highlight of the day was watching a baby brown bear cub on the si ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more