After the big day of hiking in Sequoia, we opted for an easier 2 mile loop on the North Grove Trail in Kings Canyon for our last full day of our spring break adventure. Normally 2 miles would mean about an hour of hiking, 90 minutes max. We managed to make it last over two hours thanks to the two lengthy stops we made to build shelters for our new homes in the woods. After the previous day's discussion, Oskar and Alva wanted to put their plan into action by building us a place to live. They loved it! The only thing that had kept the kids this entertained and occupied was their junior ranger activity book which kept them engaged for a few hours the night before and during the drive to the trailhead.
We rounded out the day trip with a late lunch and another foggy drive back to the hotel with limited visibility.
In true schadenfreude fashion, the day we left the fog lifted to reveal the snow capped mountains, vast valleys below and clear blue sky. I suppose this means we are coming back to all three parks, just at different times: Death Valley in winter and Sequoia and Kings Canyon in the summer.
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