The Schettler Saga: Sequoia

Day 7 - We woke up to the most incredible sunrise at Joshua Tree.

We promised the boys climbing time, so we woke the up super early because we knew once the sun peaked the temps we're going to rise quick.

Sure enough, we went from sweaters to long sleeves to tank tops in about 5 minutes.

We ate a quick breakfast, hitched up, and headed to the Joshua Tree Visitor Center for Jr. Ranger Badge #2, then hit the road for Sequoia National Park!

I'll spare the details of the car rides....they're as painful as one can imagine....fast forward 350 miles....7 long, slow windy hours and we arrived!!!

We were definitely not dressed for the cold mountain temperatures. We went from a high of 103 in the desert to a high of 50, low in the mid 30s in a matter of hours. God certainly has a creative mind when creating this incredible planet.

Wow!!! We drive the windy road up the Giant Forest to our campsite in Lodgepole Campgroubd in the middle of Sequoia National Park, unhitched, and the boys immediately sought off on their bikes to meet some friends.

Success, the nicest family was camping across the path from us with two kids, 1st and 3rd grade! Carson rode his little bike up to them and said "Hi, do you want to be friends?" 😊. So sweet! They rode bikes til sundown and we are smores with them, then hit the hay.

Day 8 - We woke up early for a quick breakfast then went off on our adventure to find General Sherman, the largest living object on Earth!

Pictures do not do these monster pis trees justice. They are indescribably massive!

For some perspective, we learned that General Sherman is equal to 10 blue whales in weight!

After our hike, we returned to the campsite for much needed showers and a stop at the Lodgepole Visitor Center for Jr. Ranger Badge number 3. The boys are getting quite a collection now!