California - 3

Today I begin with Sequoia National Park

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Actually it is two different parks united by a nice winding visual road

If you begin at the northern entrance you first will visit the Giant Sequoia National Monument

You should as we have often done, walk the loop around and through the trees

It is impossible to see over the top of the trees but you try anyway

The drive to Kings Canyon is very winding with sheer edges

We stopped almost at the bottom once for a memorable few minutes

After all what are beautiful rest areas for?

We have driven to the end of the road in Kings Canyon

I think sometime we might even like to go into the wilderness

Back up at the top you continue to the Visalia entrance to Sequoia NP

We have camped there in a beautiful campground and we have explored from there

Bears are almost everywhere but don't bother you and we try never to bother them

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Circle valley is a very easy and nice walk that Linda and I have taken

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The tall spectacular trees are only a part, the biggest part of this park

And then there is Yosemite

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Again we have been there many times

The best place to explore from is anywhere but we love Oakhurst

As you enter from the Bed of Roses B&B, ten miles later you are at the Mariposa Groves

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These tress are wonderful and we have walked and taken many pictures there

Further down into the park, there is another don't miss sight

The drive up and down Glacier Point road is scary nice especially in the night after viewing Glacier Point with a full moon

Glacier point is a must see in Yosemite and cannot be missed, day or night

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The valley is where most of the action takes place with Linda's love of the "big rock mountain"

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Our shared love for Yosemite Falls and the wonderful easy walk to and from

Easy except sometimes for the mosquitoes

Bridal Falls is another don't miss, heck Yosemite is a don't miss

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We have driven into and out this park on every accessible road

Even through Death Valley which surprised us with its unique beauty and hot temperatures

We have driven into Reno from and to the desert

We were asked nicely by the Highway patrol to drive a little faster instead of gawking at a wild fire near Reno

We have had to chain up which meant buying chains as we crossed the mountains near Reno

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We have enjoyed a drive around Lake Tahoe, a Renaissance Fair there, and harness racing in Sacramento

We have driven up and down this state from Oregon to San Diego

Across it and in between through new homes built far from cities and unsold

The fruit stands that are constantly available with great variety of fruits and vegetables

It would be easy to say we have traversed every part of this state and loved it

The truth be told we have only experienced a part of this great state!

John