Short day in Sequoia National Park
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The giant Sequoia trees in this part of California made me feel insignificantly small. Walking among the tallest and widest tress known to man gave me a sense of how short of a time window we are given on this earth, relatively speaking. Some of the trees we saw were centuries old. Recently, Amy and I spent a few weeks venturing on the road from Anaheim, CA to the Olympic peninsula in Washington state. We traversed some of the well-known National Parks, visited some lesser-known hikes and vista points, all while utilizing a small wooden stove for dinners and a three-man tent as our shelter. It was a peaceful, yet at times, stressful and exhausting three weeks. During our day in Sequoia, we first stopped at the Giant Forest Museum to enjoy some sandwiches and secure a parking spot. We then took advantage of their shuttle to Moro Rock, which was a thrilling and breath-taking experience. Now you know why I chose to use the adjective "breath-taking". Climbing up and down