California Summer Trip June 2016

We visited the Sequoia park a few years back for a quick day trip on the way to California and everyone fell in love with the majestic Sequoia Trees and we promised we'd come back. So June of 2016 we packed up the truck and headed west. We left Texas in a torrential downpour but as we traveled the skies cleared and our drive was smooth. With 4 drivers, it feels "easy" to make the 1400 mile trek in 2 days.

We spent a few nights with friends Kelly and Mark and their girls in Huntington Beach, walking the beach area. We even rented cruisers and spent a couple hours up and down the beach! We also got to see Grampa Dave and ride around in his fun cars (Nate got to drive the Caddy this time!)

Then off to Sequoia National Park Monday morning. We arrived late afternoon after a full morning of packing and grocery shopping for the week (3 stores!) We settled into our "cabin" which was essentially a hotel room on the inside set in a "campground" setting with a picnic table and wood burning stove on the outside. We enjoyed multiple hikes in and around the area, seeing some famous sights like the Grant Tree, the Sherman Tree, etc. We even hiked up to the top of Moro Rock for a fabulous 360 view of the area. Still snow on the mountains!

Every day we hit a new spot of the park, every day we came home tired and dirty, but enjoyed the beauty of those beautiful Sequoia trees. We saw plenty of wildlife too, including a black bear in a meadow on our drive out!