BAKERSFIELD, SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK

We enjoyed our time in Bakersfield, we ate out, went to a movie and used the hot tub daily, and sometimes, twice a day.  We weren't too far from Sequoia National Park, so we took a day and visited it.

We were surprised there was a line to get in!

After about a twenty minute wait, we were at the entrance booth.

I guess they were busy....the campgrounds are full!

We stopped just a little ways in the park to potty Maggie and Marlee.

Took them for a short walk down this little trail that led to the river.

We walked down to the river where I slipped on these rocks, we all slid a bit and  fell into a pile.

We all got up and decided nothing was broken, Maggie and Marlee were OK, we considered ourselves very lucky!!

Finished our walk to the river, the girls got a drink.

Made it back to the top and continued on our way.

Snow on those mountains!

Beautiful scenery!

The Sierras.

Oh! And the bears!

Further up the road there  was road contruction where we had to wait for twenty minutes. By the time we stopped at the Giant Forest Museum, my knee had swollen and was hurting. This place was busy too, we looked for a parking place close to the museum, but there were none. I hobbled over to the museum, it was hard to walk on that knee! 

 The Sentinel Tree stands right outside the Giant Forest Museum. It provides an example of an "average sequoia" at seven hundred tons!  It is 2,200 years old!

We were heading into the Giant Forest, the most famous giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park.

 It is home to half of the Earth's largest and longest-living trees. It is only three square miles with over 2,100 giant sequoias with diameters of over 10 feet.

 The General Sherman tree is the  largest tree in the forest, but it was a bit of a walk and I couldn't make the walk, so sadly, didn't get to see that tree. We were running out of daylight in this forest, it was time to head home.