Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, California

Hello Everyone,

We got to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on Friday night, 9/16 and stayed at the Azalea Campground in Kings Canyon National Park Friday and Saturday nights. As Josh, Ben and Daniel were hunting for firewood, they got into a yellow jacket nest. Daniel got stung twice on the leg and Ben actually got stung on the tongue!  We made our dinner and went to bed. The next day, Saturday, 9/17 we got up early, about 6:45 and by 8 o’clock we were headed out to see the Giant Sequoias.  First, we saw General Grant Tree, the second largest tree in the world, and a fallen tree called Fallen Monarch, that was used as a home for many different people! At one time it was a hotel, sometimes it was used as a campsite for travelers, and the US Calvary used it to stable 32 of their horses. After lunch we hiked to see General Sherman, the largest tree in the world in total volume. General Sherman is 274.9 feet tall, the diameter of the base is 36.5 feet, General Sherman's volume is estimated to be 2,105 tons! This tree is, in short, HUGE! Here are some pictures of the trees!

General Grant Tree, second largest in the world!

We can't get our arms around it!

General Sherman Tree, largest in the world!