California National Parks

I made a week trip to Nevada and California while Anna rested in Toronto and attended several weddings.

Spent four great days in Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks in California! Amazing scenery and hiking. Saw several black bears and spent much effort to avoid them in my campsite! turned out the only food thiefs were chipmunks.

Anyway, drove back across death valley where it reached 120F! Holy heat batman. When I arrived back in Vegas to fly home, to my horror, I found a dead chipmunk in my trunk. Guess the little fellow got locked in while searching for crumbs and could not survive the 9 hour drive on super curvy California roads in 120F heat and a trunk full of loose gear. I imagine he had a heart attack before the heat got him. I can only hope!

Highly recommend the parks to anyone of natural inclination in calirfornia. Include some overnight hiking on John Muir trail of Pacific Coast trail...