Today we got up around 6:30AM and were on the road to Sequoia NP by 8:00 AM. The plan was to drive through Tunnel Log, see Moro Rock, and hike in Giant Forest along the Congress Trail, then drive up Generals Highway to Kings Canyon and do some hiking there. It was a good plan till the weather, made other plans for us. (See Map) Jim In Front of the Colonel Young Tree (Cell Phone) The drive into Sequoia NP from the Ash Mountain/Foothills entrance was good, we made decent time to the turn off for Tunnel Log and Moro Rock. We stopped at the Auto Log, which is a fallen tree with a cut out that cars used to park on, to give people an ideal of how massive the trees are. They no longer allow people to park or drive on the log. We also took a short walk from the Auto Log parking area to see the Colonel Young Tree. I really want to know why some trees get names and others don’t, what merits a name? After our short detour to the Auto Log we contin...
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