Yosemite Trip Day 4
Sad to say this was the last day of our trip. We finished all of the food that was open except for the spicy hotdog which Hiroshi decided to keep since it still sealed. There were still a few more bottles of Gatorades, Caprin Suns packs, a bit of healthy bars, and still a ton of Japanese snacks. These munchies were mainly for on-the-road so it wasn’t too bad. Once everything was packed, we were good to go.
Our last and final stop for this trip was Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia. These trees are huge and they get bigger further down the trail. Hiroshi said the trees in Sequoia National Park are a whole lot larger. We’ve actually passed by Sequoia National Park before in our Kings Canyon National trip (first time camping together) but all I could recall at that time was one gargantuan tree and a really expensive small bowl made out of sequoia wood that cost $110 at a souvenir shop. I got to say, these trees are still pretty darn enormous.
We came across a fallen dead tree known as Fallen Monarch. It has been estimated the tree has been down for centuries and hasn’t been decaying because of tannic acid in the wood that suppresses fungi and bacteria growth. Only rain and melting snow will begin the decay process.
There were also some trees that we burnt down. I can’t recall of these fire were caused by man or nature.
There was one section where people can look at a sequoia’s ring growth. These rings are quite tiny to look at.
Some of these trees actually has name on them. I can’t remember the one below though.
Here’s the Bachelor and Three Graces.
This one is my favorite: Grizzly Giant. It’s the fattest and shortest one out of all the trees we’ve seen. The most different looking one too.
And last but not least, the California Tunnel Tree. Despite having a hole at the bottom, this tree is pretty much alive… and really tall. There were some red gung underneath the tunnel too. As always tourists were nice enough to take turns taking pictures and even offered to take pictures for other people.
We would’ve loved to stay and look at more trees but unfortunately we had to go home. We have a long drive ahead of us and it was best to get a head start since I have work the following day. At one point Hiroshi actually considered stopping at Sequoia National Park for a second and changed his mind when he realized that was going to be another long drive.
The drive home was indeed long and I wanted to get a good tan. Not only did I get a weird tan but I also got burnt. My top tan looked nice because of my strapless top. I can’t say the same for my two-toned legs since my thighs were the only part that was exposed in the sun… Sigh, at least it’s not too obvious on a certain angle.
And that concludes our 2014 Yosemite trip!
Our last and final stop for this trip was Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia. These trees are huge and they get bigger further down the trail. Hiroshi said the trees in Sequoia National Park are a whole lot larger. We’ve actually passed by Sequoia National Park before in our Kings Canyon National trip (first time camping together) but all I could recall at that time was one gargantuan tree and a really expensive small bowl made out of sequoia wood that cost $110 at a souvenir shop. I got to say, these trees are still pretty darn enormous.
We came across a fallen dead tree known as Fallen Monarch. It has been estimated the tree has been down for centuries and hasn’t been decaying because of tannic acid in the wood that suppresses fungi and bacteria growth. Only rain and melting snow will begin the decay process.
There were also some trees that we burnt down. I can’t recall of these fire were caused by man or nature.
There was one section where people can look at a sequoia’s ring growth. These rings are quite tiny to look at.
Some of these trees actually has name on them. I can’t remember the one below though.
Here’s the Bachelor and Three Graces.
This one is my favorite: Grizzly Giant. It’s the fattest and shortest one out of all the trees we’ve seen. The most different looking one too.
And last but not least, the California Tunnel Tree. Despite having a hole at the bottom, this tree is pretty much alive… and really tall. There were some red gung underneath the tunnel too. As always tourists were nice enough to take turns taking pictures and even offered to take pictures for other people.
We would’ve loved to stay and look at more trees but unfortunately we had to go home. We have a long drive ahead of us and it was best to get a head start since I have work the following day. At one point Hiroshi actually considered stopping at Sequoia National Park for a second and changed his mind when he realized that was going to be another long drive.
The drive home was indeed long and I wanted to get a good tan. Not only did I get a weird tan but I also got burnt. My top tan looked nice because of my strapless top. I can’t say the same for my two-toned legs since my thighs were the only part that was exposed in the sun… Sigh, at least it’s not too obvious on a certain angle.
And that concludes our 2014 Yosemite trip!
