Crystal Cave Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Since we left San Francisco in the late afternoon, we had to stop about half way between there and the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for the night. I searched on the map and found a campground off of highway 5, McConnell State Recreation Area. We pulled up to the entrance station and asked the nice ranger if there were any campsites …

Helaas door de omstandigheden gaan we vandaag niet naar Yosemite NP maar naar Sequoia NP. Dit omdat we een keuze moesten maken, deze ook afgewogen met wat we al gezien hebben en wat nog niet in de afgelopen maand. Het Sequoia NP is in de VS als tweede nationaal park erkent. ( Na Yellowstone). Het Park is bekent om zijn Sequoia's of mammoetbomen ( …

... davon nicht allzu viel mitbekommen, weil ich leiderleider einen ziemlich heftigen Migräne-Anfall hatte. Drum auch nur 4 Bilder von Crystal Cave (nope, das muss man nicht gesehen haben *G*). Dany und Christa haben dann noch den Sherman Tree gesucht ...

... of the cave was 50 degrees so coats were needed.  I wish this had been a self-guided tour, but I don't think the National Park Service allows people to go in anymore as people broke off parts of the stalactites/stalagmites, etc.  There were no ...

... retiring to the van. The next day we stop to fill up and get drinks and snacks. then off up the edge of the park to Kings Canyon. the drive was amazing, along the lake at first then up the valley through pretty farmland to enter the National Park. We ...

... Faut pas être malade en voiture et pas avoir le vertige car ça grimpe, ça tourne et ça n'en finit pas ^^ Matinée dans la Crystal Cave, caverne naturelle avec visite guidée très bien organisée. Prévoir un pull car ça caille à l'intérieur (9°C ...

... walk... suppose I'm too used to being at 0 feet above sea level! We gave spent 2 of the last 3 days in the national park. After a terrifying climb up a wiggly road to get up the mountain each morning we reached giants forest. We are not exaggerating ...

... nbsp;people and knowingly suggested we head in that direction. We saw a bear (they are all American black bears in Sequoia National Park) sitting not 2 metres from the path eating flower heads and as it was happily munching away it didn't mind us at ...

... we packed up the car and decided that we would shower before we left the park and headed on our way to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.  We gathered our shower bags, towels, clean change of clothes, and quarters and headed to the showers. ...

We got an early start to get into Sequoia National Park. Right after the gate to get into the park, there was a "tunnel" that was formed by a fallen rock.  For years, it was the only way to get into the park.  If you looked at the top of the ...

Today we went to Sequoia National Park. We saw some huge trees. We did a couple hikes and saw Crystal Cave.... That was amazing!  Next post will be from our way home. Enjoy!!  Love to all!!  ...