The drive up to our campground, Sequoia Resort & RV Park, was quite stressful. They even advised us on the best route to take with a large RV and it was still quite curvy with some blind spots. Luckily, there was almost no traffic. The way in was uphill, which was easier than the downhill return.
We booked 4 nights here to give one extra weather day since we knew the weather was more likely to be cold/snowy up at that elevation. We were lucky we did because our first full day was quite snowy in the parks so we didn't go in, but instead used it as a maintenance day, which oddly enough we did schedule in for that stop just for that occasion. Bruce did checking of the hitch, bolts, tires, etc. Jordan was his apprentice. She used the pressure gauge like a stethoscope. The sunrise was mystical out the RV window in that last picture with a fog filling the valley next to us. It was a nice campground to go for walks.
The next day we hit the park and drove up through Sequoia to the General Sherman parking lot. We should have worn our microspikes since it was pretty icy, but didn't because the trail was short and we thought we would be fine. We were fine, but they would have been nice to have. Those trees really are amazing. The drive it felt like an adventure itself when we first started seeing the sequoias.
Next, we drove down the road a few minutes and parked in the main lot. We put on our microspikes (which weren't needed anymore) and hiked over to Moro rock, Tunnel log, and other prominent trees along the road (and by prominent, I do mean well known and respected in their community, Dr. Green!). The view from Moro rock would have been amazing, but unfortunately was completely fogged out. It was still a very cool hike up a path built into the rock. We will definitely do that again when we return.
The next day, we went to the Big Stump Grove and parks of Kings Canyon National Park (the two parks are basically one big area anyway). We saw the General Grant tree.
After the trees, we drove to Hume lake vista point and saw some great views from that road and took a few photos along the way.
The drive over to Yosemite was more challenging than the average drive. Luckily, Bruce was up to the task. The drive out was both steep downhill and curvy, and then the drive into Yosemite wasn't an easy road either. We did research ahead of time which route to take in to get through the tunnels safely and it wasn't a problem. We took the route from the South on the way in and then the route towards the Northwest for the other times in and out. We just couldn't go through the straight West one through El Portal because we were too long given whatever washout/construction was going on.
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