On Saturday morning we met up with my stepsister and her fiancé and caravanned to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which we got into for free because September 25 was Public Lands Day. We stopped the cars at lots of scenic viewpoints to gaze out at the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, squeal at the adorable chipmunks, and walk about craning our necks to look at the giant trees, including the Generals Sherman and Grant (all the while swatting away the ever-present flies--funny how they don't mention fly hordes on the tourism websites).
My mom and I climbed the 400 steps to the top of Moro Rock even though she was coming down with the plague:
Jason was a good sport and let me take his picture a lot, so I did the forbidden dance to entertain him:
Sequoia is gorgeous and completely doable as a day trip, or if you are so inclined there are areas to set up a tent and camp out overnight. I even found vegan cookies, meatless jerky snacks, and nondairy chocolate bars at the campers' convenience store!
Look how beautiful:
It was a great day, and we were both sad to see my parents leave the next day to go to Yosemite without us. I had to fight back the tears as we said our goodbyes in the driveway.
Now that we've had our first California houseguests, I want more visitors! Who wants to come see me while Jason's deployed?
4 comments:
It sounds like you guys had a blast! The pictures are great!
Very cool! It looks so beautiful! Love the forbidden dance. LOL
Beautiful!!!
I totally would've burnt too, no matter how strong the sunblock was!
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