California Itinerary – Including Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks
An itinerary of California starting in LA and exploring several National Parks including Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia.
Nixon Presidential Library & Museum – Yorba Linda, CA
Since we had an afternoon in the LA area before heading up to Big Bear Lake, we toured the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum. Fortunately, Yorba Linda is on the eastern side of LA, so it wasn’t too much out-of-the-way for us.
The Museum
Along a busy highway, we drove by it at first. Upon entering, the docents suggested we watch the 20-minute film before exploring the museum. The film detailed Nixon’s life. Afterwards, a red-carpeted collage showed us what was going on in the world in 1968 – the year Nixon became president. (more…)
Yosemite Valley in Pictures
As many of you know, my dear hubby, DH, loves photography and Yosemite NP offered multitudes of places to capture.
Bridal Veil Falls
DH will tell you that the timing wasn’t right to get good photos of Bridal Veil Falls. Maybe so, but I loved the falls anyway. We arrived around 7 a.m. in order to beat the crowds. The flat path was only 1/4-mile to the falls. (more…)
Sequoia NP
Sequoia National Park – California
Sequoia National Park is the country’s second national park. Established a week before Yosemite NP in 1890, the park provides protection for its many sequoia trees from the logging industry. These trees only grow in elevations between 5,000 – 7,000 feet and because they are very hardy, can live up to 3,000 years.
Coming from Grant Grove in Kings Canyon NP, we drove along the General’s Highway past the Wuksachi Lodge to the Lodgepole Visitor Center. I can’t imagine what it was like before this road was built in 1926. Because the road is curvy and crowded in the summer months, the park offers a free shuttle service from the visitor center to the Sherman Tree and Giant Forest Museum. (more…)