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  • Moro-rock-stairway

    The Giant Sequoias and beyond

    Things to do in Sequoia National Park -- other than seeing the famous still-standing Giant Sequoias -- include stopping at Tunnel Rock, seeing rock art, hiking, climbing Moro Rock ......
  • Pictograph, Sequoia National Park

    Found: Native American Pictographs​

    Found in on Hospital Rock a POI in Sequoia National Park: prehistoric rock art or pictographs that go back to the natives who lived here....
  • First, Some Famous Redwoods Of Sequoia​ National Park

    On Day 1 in Sequoia National Park, we paid our respects to General Sherman, the largest tree in the world, saluted The Sentinel and smiled at the Three Graces. In other words, we started with the redwoods....
  • Giant Sequoia mural at the Giant Forest Museum.

    A mural that’s quite the ‘Redwood’ museum

    The redwood mural at the Giant Forest Museum in Sequoia National Park is a picture of the park with some history and info. on the Sequoiadendron Giganteum....
  • Mori Point, Pacifica, California.

    ‘Mori Point’ at the end of this Trail

    If I were to make a list of kid-friendly hikes in the San Francisco Bay area, Mori Point in Pacifica would easily fall into the top five on it. Here, you have not one but a few great trails varying in difficulty levels. What pushes these trails to the...
  • Burney Falls, Burney CA

    Could Burney Falls be a ‘Natural Wonder?’

    This white cascading beauty in what looks like lush green forests, is Burney Falls in Northern California. McArthur – Burney Falls Memorial State Park — where the waterfall is — calls it the centerpiece of the park. And Theodore Roosevelt is quoted having called it the ‘eighth wonder of the...
  • Glacier Point

    Up high: Washburn Point and Glacier Point

    On our maiden visit to Yosemite National Park, we had merely scratched the surface of that rocky attraction up on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. It was a day trip and we couldn’t fit Glacier Point into it. Before and after that trip, I’d been seeing so...
  • Yosemite Valley

    Exploring the wonders of high-altitude Yosemite Valley

    Across the valley from where I now live is a mountain range and on its slopes is a natural wonder. A high altitude valley called Yosemite Valley was carved and widened by glacial activity.  The valley is walled by tall intriguing cliffs that were also sculpted by those glaciers....
  • Sundial Bridge

    Is this Sundial Bridge one of Redding’s best kept secrets?

    You can’t have not heard about the Golden Gate Bridge. And you’ve probably heard about the Bixby Bridge and Bay Bridge, even the San Mateo and Richmond – San Raphael bridges in California if you are familiar with the state. But there’s a lesser known bridge in Redding that ought...
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