15 September 2016
After going to bed last night a little after 8 pm, I woke at 4:30 am. I was dressed and ready to go by 6 am and walked to the jeep to find I had left the hatch open last night. Lights on, etc. No bears were interested in the dehydrated food. I think that tells me something.
I decided to start the day with Sequoia National Park, a beautiful, harrowing 27 mile drive up and down. Sequoia has more redwoods than King’s Canyon, at least to my eye, and they are the largest I’ve seen. I thought the ones in Yosemite were large, but these are gigantic. By the way, the temperature was 43F this morning at Grant Village but 32F in Sequoia.
My idea was to stop at the visitor center and then have breakfast. The center was open but not the “restaurant”. After a short talk with the ranger, I decided to start with General Sherman’s tree, the most massive tree in the U.S. and probably the world. Each year it adds enough growth for one mature oak tree. It was a downhill walk of 0.5 miles and you know the trouble with that. It was 0.5 miles back up hill. I’ve learned to rest frequently!
My next stop in Sequoia was Moro Rock, an impressive climb of stairs and steps (mostly in concrete) with an elevation of over 6,700 feet at the top with clear vistas of neighboring mountain ranges and the valley below. It was absolutely stunning. At least on this hike, it was downhill on the way back. The hike up and down is not for the faint hearted or for those afraid of heights.
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My last hike of Sequoia was a 1.3 mile loop to Crescent Meadow. It was mostly level with massive redwoods and plenty of shade. Like all of the hikes so far, including the two just mentioned, my GPS always reads a longer distance. Since this determined by satellite with numerous data points, I think the GPS is probably more accurate. I suspect the park service measured the trails years ago with the old wheel device.
I stopped for lunch at the so called restaurant at the Sequoia visitor center which was really just a grill. I had a hamburger and fries – that seems to be both parks’ specialties. Then came the 27 mile return trip to King’s Canyon and a short drive to Grant’s Grove to see the General Grant tree. It is supposedly the second largest tree, after the General Sherman. Since Sherman had the bigger tree named after him, I wonder if it was the politics of the time.
When I get up tomorrow, I need to decide whether or not to stop at Pinnacles National Park on the way to San Francisco. It would add a minimum of four hours to a four hour drive to San Francisco. I figure if I sleep late tomorrow, I’ll head straight to San Francisco. If I get up early, I’ll squeeze in the pinnacles.
