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Monday, April 6, 2009
We drove South into Sequoia National Park to the General Sherman tree. This is the largest tree in existence. It was quite spectacular. While there, we took a two mile hike on the Congress Trail which was snow covered. There were waterfalls and streams along with special groupings of giant sequoias named after presidents and congressional branches of government including The House and The Senate. It was a very quiet and peaceful hike with few individuals on the trail besides us. We left and then drove to the Giant Tree Museum. This was also the trailhead for the three mile Moro Rock hike. Moro Rock is a granite dome 300 vertical feet up. There are 400 steps to get to the top which provides a 360 degree view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This was a strenuous hike, but well worth the effort. While on the top of Moro Rock, we met individuals from Paris, Switzerland and Slovakia. Throughout our entire trip we have met individuals from many different parts of the world.
We began our drive out of the park and encountered a very windy scenic road with spring wildflowers and blossoming trees. The road followed the windy bolder laid Kaweah River which was running forcefully.
We left Sequoia for our drive to Death Valley National Park. Along the way we saw miles of fruit and nut trees. We stopped in Tehachapi CA for the night.
I have posted pictures at:
We drove South into Sequoia National Park to the General Sherman tree. This is the largest tree in existence. It was quite spectacular. While there, we took a two mile hike on the Congress Trail which was snow covered. There were waterfalls and streams along with special groupings of giant sequoias named after presidents and congressional branches of government including The House and The Senate. It was a very quiet and peaceful hike with few individuals on the trail besides us. We left and then drove to the Giant Tree Museum. This was also the trailhead for the three mile Moro Rock hike. Moro Rock is a granite dome 300 vertical feet up. There are 400 steps to get to the top which provides a 360 degree view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This was a strenuous hike, but well worth the effort. While on the top of Moro Rock, we met individuals from Paris, Switzerland and Slovakia. Throughout our entire trip we have met individuals from many different parts of the world.
We began our drive out of the park and encountered a very windy scenic road with spring wildflowers and blossoming trees. The road followed the windy bolder laid Kaweah River which was running forcefully.
We left Sequoia for our drive to Death Valley National Park. Along the way we saw miles of fruit and nut trees. We stopped in Tehachapi CA for the night.
I have posted pictures at:
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