Visiting Kings Canyon National Park - March 1st, 2018

On our second full day here at Sequoia Ranch RV park, we decided to set out to check out Kings Canyon national park. Since the weather was forecasted to be cool, we decided to take the dogs along for the ride even though they could not exit the vehicle while in the park. And as always, they really enjoyed it! These three really are great traveling dogs!

Though the weather was cool, and cloudy, we still very much enjoyed this days adventure. We found that the drive took us up to about 7,000 feet and because of the storm system moving through, we spent a fair amount of time in the clouds. None the less, we loved everything that we saw.

We had a chance to check out the Gamlin Cabin which has served many purposes over its many years of existence.

There was also this tree that fell over in the 1800's that served as shelter for early settlers and also the cavalry at one point that use to patrol the park before the national parks service.

We also got to see the General Grant Tree. The hike to this tree was much more leisurely than the one to see the General Sherman tree that we saw the day before.

The drive up to Kings Canyon took us through some rather windy back roads. In the summer time, when coming from Three rivers, you can drive through Sequoia National park to Kings Canyon but it takes a long time. Basically, there is no easy way to get to Kings Canyon from Three Rivers, but for the most comfortable drive, that also allows you to set in provisions, taking the long way through Visalia can work out well.

Safe Travels All!

Carol and Eric Anderson