We visited the Giant Forest in Sequoia today. The General Sherman tree is the world’s largest tree (by volume of timber). Just amazing. We didn’t get to walk much around the trees since there is snow. About 6 feet of it and icy slick. It was a bright sunny morning though and we spent the morning craning our necks to look up at trees and gazing at waterfalls. The snow is steadily melting so creeks are ever swelling. Most years the whole park would be open but unluckily for us, it will be a couple weeks later this year as they wait for the last of their 452 inches to melt. Guess it just means we will have to come back!
The in-park road construction made for a few tight curly miles but no problem for the car. Even when it is all done it isn’t really the place for the motor home. Buckeye Flats campground is here close and looks like a great tent camper place. Secluded and right along the river. Lodgepole campground probably is too, once the snow is off. They claim it is open. We even walked through it but you have to hike in all your gear and camp on deep snow. Doesn’t sound very open to me!