Giant Sequoias!

On Tuesday we drove from our Campsite in Kings Canyon National Park to the adjacent Sequoia National Park. We spent he first part of the day driving to different Sequoia groves and stopping to take pictures and admire the trees. We saw so many massive trees, it was unbelievable. The best spots were quiet groves where there were no crowds, but we also got to see the popular General Grant Tree, which is the largest tree by volume on Earth. There was also a large downed tree that was carved out so that you could drive through it, so of course we had to do that! After roaming around the park we did an 8.8 mile hike to Heather Lake, which proved to be difficult and incredible. Highlights of the hike were stunning canyon view and walk along a steep ridge, as well as gorgeous views of Heather Lake at the top. We has to book it back to the parking lot after we got to the top because we wanted to be back before dark, so we were all pretty exhausted after that.