So apparently it is too hot in Death Valley in April and there is still snow in Sequoia.
We left Death Valley, with its 90 degree, direct sun, no shade, blue sky weather and started the trek towards Sequoia Wednesday morning, excited for a break in the heat. We arrived later that afternoon to 40 degree weather and fog so thick you could barely see 20 feet in front of you. We definitely got the break from the heat, but not exactly how we wanted it. But being Breuers we made the most of it.
Martin was convinced that we should do a 10km hike for Thursday which I thought was too long for the kids, especially Alva. I was able to convince him that 10km was too much, so Martin found an easier hike to Moro Rock. Normally accessible directly from the Moro Rock parking lot, we found ourselves starting the hike about 2 miles further away (at the Big Trees Museum) since the road was closed. Between the road closure and white-out fog, we had the entire trail completely to ourselves. It was so remote and void of humans that we started coming up with a survival plan in case we needed to spend a few nights in the wilderness. Oskar and Alva had it all worked out on who would hunt and fish, who would make shelter and what supplies we would need to survive.
We hiked through the forest and over streams to eventually rejoin the road at the Moro Rock parking lot. From there, we hiked up the 350 steps to the top of Moro Rock to see… complete white. We were surrounded by fog. Oh well, maybe next time we will be able to see the sweeping views of endless mountain ranges and valleys below. We also did see a few other people on this portion of the hike (they must have opted to take the empty road rather than the forest trail).
At 5.5 miles round trip back to the car and with the addition of seeing General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, our day of hiking clocked in at 7.5 miles or just shy of 10km.
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