April Run to
Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon
Your hosts: Dave
and Anne Sitter
We met at the
Starbucks in Hollister and headed out the back roads on Highway 25 past
Pinnacles. We continued on the backroads for about 90 minutes to Highway
198 heading East. We were able to stop for one photo opportunity off the
side of the road with hills and trees in the background.
We stopped at
Harris Ranch in Coalinga for gas and a break to get out of cars and stretch
legs.
From Harris Ranch
we headed East on Highway 198 to Visalia to Habit Burger for a delicious lunch
stop. We were there about 90 minutes to eat and regroup.
From Habit we
headed back onto Highway 198 stopping once for an additional photo opportunity
with the lake and mountains in the background.
From there we
heading into Three Rivers and into Sequoia National Park. The drive
through tree and Tharpes Log were both closed due to snow. We decided to
drive to the hotel and relax before dinner.
We had dinner as a
group at Wucsatchi Lodge.
DAY TWO:
We headed out after
breakfast to the Sherman Tree which is believed to be the oldest tree in the
world. We were able to hike up a little way to take some photos at the
tree before heading west out of the park. On the way out, we stopped at
Grants Grove which includes several more very large Sequoias plus is the home
of the Grant Tree, another looming Sequoia Redwood.
We headed out of
the park towards Fresno and all headed home from there,
15 cars, 29
people.
Check out all the great pictures from the run!!
Finally, don't forget about the MAY EVENT - Our annual RUN FOR ABSENT FRIENDS. Remember this is a CLUB MEMBERS only event and please donate as much as you can to to: The VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY in Pleasanton and THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. All the details on our website.
