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Naturalist’s Quotes
By Polly Castor on July 23, 2015Read moreI liked these quotes in the Visitor's Center at Sequoia National Park...
00The High Sierra Trail to Eagle’s View
By Polly Castor on July 22, 2015Read moreThe High Sierra Trail is a wonderful trail. I don't know why more people don't do it here in...
Crystal Cave
By Polly Castor on July 21, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed a tour of Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park. It is different than the caves we have...
In Sequoia National Park
By Polly Castor on July 20, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed Sequoia National Park very much. We visited the most massive tree in the world– General Sherman –which...
Our Homemade Fire Starters
By Polly Castor on July 19, 2015Read moreLeave the lighter fluid at home and make these instead.
Along the King’s River in King’s Canyon
By Polly Castor on July 18, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed meandering along the King's River in King's Canyon. The rushing sound of this water is one of...
In Kings Canyon National Park
By Polly Castor on July 17, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed Kings Canyon National Park. It is the deepest canyon in America (far deeper than the Grand Canyon)...
Part 2 of the Bike Rack Debacle
By Polly Castor on July 16, 2015Read moreSo as we were driving between Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, we noticed that one of the two horizontal prongs...
Short Visit to Lake Tahoe
By Polly Castor on July 15, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed the Emerald Bay and had fun tooling through the galleries in South Lake Tahoe.
Northeast Route from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe
By Polly Castor on July 14, 2015Read moreWe had a lovely drive northeast through Yosemite to Lake Tahoe. Here are some of my photos along this...
Yosemite Streams
By Polly Castor on July 13, 2015Read moreI found the streams in Yosemite lovely, although low.
Epic Hike to the Top of Yosemite’s Nevada Falls
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2015Read moreThis awesome hike was epic for me. Labeled "strenuous" by the Parks Department, it earned that reputation with three...