One last hike

Today we headed into Sequoia National Park. Having already visited the Mariposa and Grants groves at Yosemite and Kings Canyon we have already seen some big trees, but the Giant Forest at Sequoia contains the largest living thing on Earth, the General Sherman Sequoia, and a density of large trees that neither of the other parks came close to. We found a hike in the Lonely Planet guide which wound for 6 miles on various trails from the General Sherman tree to Moro Rock.



After the obligatory pictures and viewing of Sherman we quickly found our way away from the crowds and into what we found to be the much more enjoyable solitude of the backcountry. The hike took us by many other notable sequoia including the Pillars of Hercules, the Black Arch Tree, and the McKinley tree.



We eventually came to the Crescent Meadows where we were sadly forced to bypass the final mile of our trail due to a controlled burn in the area and took a shuttle bus to Moro Rock.


At Moro Rock we were faced with almost 400 often narrow steps to the top of this granite outcrop, where we were rewarded with beautiful views of the Great Western Divide and the southern Sierras. After a shuttle bus trip back to the car, we wound our way out of the Mountains one last time and headed toward San Diego.

- Posted by Shawn from our iPad

Location:Sequoia NP