We stayed two nights in Fresno, with the thoughts of visiting the Sequoia National Park, so we did that today. It turned out to be a bad decision, as when we got there, they told us that the area that we thought we could go to, was closed to anyone without chains. It was 32 degrees up there and raining, so they worried about icing roads. We didn't get to see the tallest tree in the world, but we did get to see the second largest tree in the world! It's called the General Grant Tree and it is 268 feet tall, 40 feet wide and 1700 years old. We thought the Giant Sequoias had been thinned out, probably many years ago before they felt they needed to preserve them, as it wasn't as thick as the Redwoods were, by any means. It was a quick visit there, as the fog was rolling in as we left. It was very thick at over 5,000 feet and it didn't clear until we reach around 2,000 feet. It made for a tense and careful drive down the mountain. We leave Fresno in the morning, and probably won't post again until we've arrived at Death Valley on Sunday. We'll be there until Thanksgiving Day, when we leave for Pahrump, NV.
The Famous General Grant Tree
Gamlin Cabin 1872, located near the Grant Tree
Easy hiking trail in the Sequoia NP
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