Sequoia's

Our zone with another zone went on June 17th, our P-day, to the Sequoia National Park.  There were some bigger than these but you can't get real close because they are protected.  The entrance is only about 30 miles from Visalia but then you go on a very windy road so it takes a while to get to the trees.

This is the mass of wonderful Missionaries at the base of Moro Rock taking a stop before starting our climb.

Moro Rock is made out of granite that was pushed up after thousands of years.  It has 400 steps to climb and increases in elevation by 300 feet.  These young people can do it easy, it took us 3 days to get over, our calves on our legs were so sore.  But well worth it.

Some of our Missionaries with us and President Gelwix at the top.  We could see all over.

Some wonderful sister's from the 2nd ward brought up a lunch and had it ready for us at one of the parks in the Sequoia's.  We had taco's and the best sauce, I need to get their receipe, water melon and brownies.

                               Stan heading for the car.  It was a great day.

Sequoia National Park

 We couldn't get really close to them to show just how big they were because of the fence.  They really try to take care of them.  I guess they don't die they just fall over and then they die. They really are something.

This picture below is one that fell over and we are on the inside of the tree.  You can see the end by the light over Stan's head.

                           
                                      It really was a beautiful drive.

TRAIN AND BEAUTY

 I put this train on the previous Blog but it must have been too full because it wasn't there when I published it
                         It's the Yosemite Pine Railroad # 10.  The blog before will tell you about it.

This is the first water fall that we saw as we went into the Park, it was so beautiful.

                                The mountain range is so beautiful.

This is inVisalia at Mary's Vineyard, which is a shopping mall were we buy groc. and CVS Parmacy is also there but these trees have been blooming for a month now and they are so beautiful.  I hope they don't die when it really gets hot.