2011-05-16--18: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California.

The drive from Las Vegas was amazing. We drove through Mojave desert and up in the Sierra Nevada mountains and experienced dramatic changes in climate and nature. On narrow, steep and curvy roads we climbed up and down the mountains - the scenery was again fantastic.

From orange farms in the valleys to snow in the mountains - just within an hours drive.







 

Our plan was to enter Sequoia National Park from the south, and drive through the park to Kings Canyon National Park which borders to Sequoia. Unfortunately there were some roadwork that made it impossible for vehicles of our size to drive the road at the moment, so we had to turn around and drive to the entrance of Kings Canyon.

When we got to Kings Canyon, much of the park was covered in clouds - and it was cold and snowy. We didn´t think we would experience that in California end of May.

We got to see the gigantic sequoia trees in Kings Canyon and they were really impressive. The biggest tree we saw was General Grant - 1700 years old, and 33 meters around the waist. These trees survives fire in average every 13th year.















Link to some pictures: From Las Vegas to Kings Canyon

Official webpage for the parks: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks