Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

went to Sequoia National Park - April 28, 2009
to see the largest trees in the world
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Sequoia National Park has the largest trees in the world. Mt. Whitney on the eastern border of Sequoia is the highest peak in the continental United States. Sequoia is our second oldest National Park. It was created by the Congress on September 25, 1890 because residents of the San Joaquin Valley and conservationists feared that loggers would destroy the rare giant trees. The park encompasses so much more than the Sequiadendron giganteum, the scientific name for Sequoias. The park ranges in elevation from 1,500 feet at the entrance to 14,494 on the top of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States.

Below: FLOWERS AT THE FEE BOOTH	Below: RIVER BY THE ENTRANCE

*Below: TUNNEL ROCK*



Below: LEE DUQUETTE AT HOSPITAL ROCK

Below: The stairs did not go anywhere, but they gave a good view of the markings on Hospital Rock.



Below: TO THE RIGHT OF HOSPITAL ROCK IS A TRAIL TO A WATERFALL WITH A WARNING SIGN AND A VERY SMALL SPRING AT THE START OF THE TRAIL