Central California Trip ~ July 11, 1996

Our goal was to see the biggest Sequoia trees, so we headed up Highway 198 to Sequoia National Park. Along the way, the road passed by Tunnel Rock and wove around some of the huge trees.

Tunnel Rock on Highway 198 in Sequoia National Park, California.

The highway splits and winds through the groves of Sequoias.

We took the winding road up to Giant Forest and turned onto Crescent Meadow Road towards Moro Rock. Moro Rock is a huge hunk of granite that has a trail with stairs going out to its end. The steep dropoffs and the view from the top was impressive.

The view from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, California.

Farther out the road, we drove through the "Tunnel Log" and then parked our car on one of the Sequoias.

The "Tunnel Log" in Sequoia National Park, California.

Our rental car parked on one of the fallen giants in Sequoia National Park, California.

The widths of the trunks made JoAnn look smaller than she actually was.

The next stop was the "General Sherman Tree", the largest living thing on Earth!

The sign with the staggering statistics on the "General Sherman Tree" in Sequoia National Park, California.

Nearby, there was a cross section piece of a Sequoia tree that had the rings marked with things like when the Egyptian Pyramids were built, the birth of Christ, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and on and on.

Turning onto Highway 180, we stopped at the Grant Grove and saw the "General Grant Tree".

The "General Grant Tree" in the Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park, California.

Even the parking lot was bordered by huge specimens.

I parked the car in front of one to give it perspective.

We followed Highway 180 down to Fresno and then drove about three hours northwest to Vallejo, where we spent the night at a Motel 6.

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