The bad: The quote above was Sam, about two minutes into a walk around the Giant Tree Trail at Sequoia NP. To say that subsequent to that there was a little complaining would be an understatement. To be fair, the snow was thigh deep (on Kay, so we could easily have lost Mae!) and not compacted at all. Since we didn't have snow-shoes, this meant that the boys boots simply filled up with ice-cold snow.
The good: Rosey got us up high without complaining (the rising engine temperature kept us toasty inside) and she didn't even rattle to pieces when vibrating along, clad in snow-chains. Plus, the giant sequoias were majestic in their beauty and the views returning down the mountain side were tremendous.
We recovered good karma with the kids when we bought them ice-cream(!) in a cafe back in Three Rivers (though our latte was not good).
Photos:
- Rosey dwarfed by a sequoia (and a diddy one at that)
- The bark of the giant trees stands out against the snow and ice
- The views from (and of) the road are rewarding
- The cold has worn out the kids
That's it for today. Tomorrow, Lake Isabella...
(from here on, updates may be patchy, since I suspect AT&T and/or wifi access will be sparse at best, but will keep log and update when possible)
Looks fab!
ReplyDeleteAnd this must be the Coffee Tour of the South West - Latte review at every stop :-)
Good luck, don't freeze, Duncan and Michelle.
How come all the pictures just link back to an embiggened version of the first one? I wanna see the road pic.
ReplyDeleteHow long do we wait before we assume the car died and you're frozen in the wilderness?
Duncan: Death Valley = little in the way of latte's to talk about!
ReplyDeleteBro: I can't help that Google can't make their user friendly interface work - I am html naive. Give us a week before you assume the worst!