Hi everyone! We stayed in Fresno Tues. night between Yosemite and Sequoia Parks. On our way, we drove along the most beautiful mountain range. So lovely! As usual, pictures don't capture the beauty. We stayed at Azalea campground which is in King's Canyon Nat'l Park. We saw a lot of the Park the first day and saw some beautiful vistas. Just breathtaking! Both parks encompass the most rugged portions of the Sierra Nevada. Ice age glaciers carved some of the country's deepest canyons. This sawtoothed mountain range is over 400 miles long and 60 to 80 miles wide. This range exceeds the whole Alps area, French, Swiss and Italian. There are 6 peaks exceeding 14,000 ft. of elevation. Impressive? The next day we visited Sequoia Park. Sequoia is home to the largest Sequoia tree on earth. At least one tree species lives longer, one has a greater diameter, three grow taller, but none is larger. In all the world, sequoias grow naturally only on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada, most often between 5,000 and 7,000 ft. of elevation. The General Sherman tree is an estimated 2,200 years old. Its largest branch is almost seven ft. in diameter. Every year the General Sherman grows enough new wood to make a 60 ft. tall tree of usual proportions. We walked through trees, drove through trees so big, it is hard to believe they grow like that. We had a wonderful time.
More than anything, I have wanted to see a bear and today we saw three of them! Was I ever excited! They are so sweet. When they appear, the rangers noisily chase them away so as not to incite them. I loved seeing them. The parks are wonderful! We are so lucky and thank God every day for these blessings in our lives. Tomorrow we are seeing George Jr. at the Mojave Desert. Can't wait!
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