Next to Sequoia, is Kings Canyon National Park. We were lucky to find a somewhat secluded campsite in the campground, with regular visits from a family of deer.
At this point, the cracked frame was visibly getting worse, so we were happy to be close to trail heads and able to take a leisurely stroll to the General Grant Tree.
The trail took us through picnic areas, past streams, and meandered through the park. At one point, we were able to check out the remains of an enormous tree that had fallen long ago, and was so big, people were able to walk through it. Once again, using hubby as a reference. He loves it when I do that.
We explored the small Gamlin Cabin, which was built as quarters for a group of brothers who had a timber claim here. At the time, no one knew that the results of the long living and fast growing giant sequoia trees is their wood is very light weight. Great for allowing a root system to support something so large, terrible for producing lumber. They were lucky to make tooth pics out of the wood. The timber industry did not do well here, and in 1890, the park was created, and this cabin was utilized in different ways before becoming part of the trail tour.
The General Grant tree was huge, to put it mildly. It also had a decent sized burn scar on one side. We were lucky it had rained a little that day, because it helped clear some of the smoke and we were able to see blue sky!
After this park, we started the trip to WA to make repairs to our home. We were not clear of the wildfire smoke until we were through Grant’s Pass in Oregon. Even then, there was evidence of recent fires alongside the freeway for quite some time.
We were ready to get away from the smoke and fires.
Traveling Team Fischer 