We had planned to be near the Sequoia Natl Park so we could visit it again – it’s been 10 years! But, the heavy snowfall this past winter resulted in floods which caused such severe damage to the roads that most of the two parks are closed, as shown in the map picture.

One section only was open, at Grants Grove. It was a 2 hour drive to get there but we took a day and loaded Chloe into the truck and headed out. Well worth the drive!! I wasn’t expecting to see very much snow but boy there was a LOT! The visitor center entrance had to be dug out and there was heavy snow all around us once we got into the park.

It was cold too, so thank goodness we had prepared for that with our heavier coats! We walked through the short loop to see the General Grant tree that is the third largest tree in the world based on volume, as well as the Fallen Goliath,, a Sequoia that had fallen in the distant past and could be walked through. Two brothers who lived and worked in the area in the early days actually lived inside the tree!

Chloe enjoyed what we think was her first time in the snow. She climbed right up on a snowbank and sniffed around.

We took a different route home that was on a narrow dirt road for several miles. We passed only one vehicle and luckily it was a wide spot in the road or one of us would have had to back up to a wide spot!

Here are pics: