Giant trees and twisty bits

Posted on by Ian C.

On Friday, after working a week at CMEC in Selma, CA, I watched the machines I had been working on being loaded for transportation:

I now had half a day free, so headed south and east to Sequoia National Park; I paid my $20 entrance and headed up the mountain (to a high point of about 7000ft) – this road was nothing like Mount Washington, with no scary drop-offs or unpaved sections, but WOW did it have some amazing twisties to it … I wished I had my MINI instead of the rental car!

 

More spectacular than the drive are the huge Sequoias when you reach them – “awesome” is a fair description!

Sharing the beautiful views with me – a bear!

 

The drive back down the other side of the mountain was much less twisty – but dramatically foggy for a while:

9 thoughts on “Giant trees and twisty bits”

  1. Ian,

    We spent some time in Sequoia on our x-country jaunt. Unfortunately, photos cannot capture the true scale of the trees but you have done a great job in your snaps.

    According to the locals in Three Rivers (?) on the SW side of the park, the best way to see Sequoia is on foot or, if driving, by convertible.

    The bear was an interesting touch!

  2. Thanks, Theo!
    I wish I’d had my “real” camera – but the DSLR is off for repair after I dropped it in Florida back in September.

  3. Great pictures. Amazing how big they are. Did you get the bears name? Wonder if he’s related to my bears? ;).
    Is that your new Tom Tom?

  7. After a week with that Ford, I’ll bet you’re ready to trade a GP for a Focus! Well maybe with full race suspension and Cosworth powered.

    I came across a bear once while camping up in that area. Kinda spooky as I was miles from my car. I just froze in my tracks and waited for it to leave. It finally did after about twenty minutes of foraging around my small campsite. I made a stupid error and did not suspend my food from a tree branch for safety.

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