Tuesday, November 9, 2010

SEQUOIA ................ OR CAN YOU BELIEVE THOSE TREES ARE SO BIG

TODAY WE DROVE UP TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST.  THE BIG TREES ARE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THE CLOUDS STARTED AT 4500 FEET, SO THE VIEW OF THE TREES WAS A BIT OBSCURED BY THE FOG.  HERE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES WE TOOK.



 4000 FEET SO FAR SO GOOD

 4500 FEET ...... OK
 5000 FEET ...... YOU GUESSED IT...... FOG
 NONETTE IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE AVERAGE SIZED TREES
 A PAIR OF LITTLE ONES
 THE BIGGEST LIVING THING ON EARTH "THE GENERAL SHERMAN"
 NONETTE IN FRONT OF THE SHERMAN
 36 FEET IN DIAMETER
 4000 YEARS OLD..... IT WAS A SEEDLING WHEN I WAS IN THE 3RD GRADE
 ANOTHER SMALL ONE


 A NOT SO SMALL FALLEN TREE
 THE CROSS SECTION OF A TREE WITH 2100 GROWTH RINGS
 THE VIEW ON THE WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
 MORE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHERE MY BRAKES GOT SO HOT THEY SMOKED

TUNNEL ROCK ...... THE ROAD UP THE MOUNTAIN USED TO GO UNDER HERE
 NONETTE AND ME UNDER THE SHERMAN TREE

THE ONLY THING THAT RIVALED THE DIAMETER OF THE TREES WAS THE DIAMETER OF THE CINNAMON ROLL WE GOT AT THE WE THREE BAKERY AND RESTAURANT FOR A DOLLAR.  I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.   


STAY TUNED, TOMORROW WE ARE HEADED TO THE NAPA VALLEY WHERE WE WILL TOUR THE JELLY BELLY JELLY BEAN FACTORY.  I FEEL A REAL SUGAR HIGH COMING ON.  HOW MANY FREE JELLY BELLYS COULD YOU TEST IN A DAY?


1 comment:

  1. That cinnamon roll looks great, and dem trees are HUGE!

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