Almost everyone has visited these parks, so I won’t go into any long descriptions, and simply post some pictures that are best viewed on a larger PC monitor. Don’t waste your time on a phone.
Looking down Yosemite valley, early morning (Photo © MM)
Seasonal waterfall, Yosemite. (Photo © MM)
Bridalveil Fall (Photo © MM)
Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite (Photo © MM)
Yosemite Falls, 740 m high (Photo © MM)
Yosemite Falls (Photo © MM)
Ribbon Fall, 490 m high, and to the right, El Capitan (Photo © MM)
El Capitan , rising over 1,000 m above the floor of Yosemite Valley (Photo © MM)
Another view of El Capitan (Photo © MM)
Cathedral Rock, 760 m from top to bottom (Photo © MM)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Home to the giant Sequoia trees, a miracle of nature, once seen, never forgotten.
My car (for scale) with some “baby” Sequoias in the background (Photo © MM)
The General Sherman, the largest living tree on Earth by volume. With a height of approximately 84 m and a base circumference of over 31 m, this ancient, massive tree is estimated to be over 2,200 years old. (Photo © MM)
Humbling. The oldest Giant Sequoia is 3,266 years old, so this tree will probably still be living here 1,000 and more years after we are all gone. (Photo © MM)
The view from Moro Rock (Photo © MM)
Another view from Moro Rock to the Sierra Nevada mountains (Photo © MM)
Onwards to San Francisco now, leaving this beautiful area behind for what feels like the last time. I’ve seen it twice now, and that feels like enough for this life.
