Sequoia National Forest
Camping in Sequoia.. mine and DS's last ditch effort to "see California" before moving out of the state. Happily, we did not do this one alone, but had the pleasure of being with our Battlestar viewing crew. We stayed at the Quaking Aspens campground, whose amenities include pit toilets and a spicket. And surprisingly, I did just fine. Who knew? We enjoyed a campfire each night complete with dinner, s'mores, and jiffy pop. We slept in tents, in sleeping bags, and woke up around 7am without alarms. We hiked and hiked and hiked until I had a blister on my heel the size of an embedded golf ball... But truly, it was all worth it.
We hiked the 1/2 mile, paved loop of the Trail of the 100 Giants. Ran up to the top of Dome Rock to have lunch. Did the 4.6 mile there-and-back trail to the Needles Lookout tower (which nearly gave DS a heart attack, but he still says it was worth the view). And finally did maybe 1/3-1/2 of the 8.6 mile Freeman Creek Trail. This is where my feet decided they had had enough, and DS says "How are you?" To which I replied, "Done." And with that, we all decided to eat our lunch and then hike back out to go home.
The follow photos do not even begin to do this place justice. Seriously. You should definitely go if you ever get the chance.
1 comment:
so gorgeous! love the moss photo.
and the pic of people climbing that sheer face made my hands clammy and fingers tingly. oh jesus.
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