August 14, 2013

  • Moro Rock

    Today we started our vacation for real. Leaving Fresno at 7 AM, we got to the Sequoia National Forest with time to spare before our 10 AM guided tour. It is a good thing too, because our Nav unit used a major intersection inside the park as a destination. At the gate, we showed fifteen minutes to our destination. When the ranger heard we were staying at Wuksachi lodge, she commented that it was an hour and fifteen minutes up the road. I do mean up. We drove up 5,000 feet to get there.

    In the end, we got to the lodge with twenty minutes to spare before our tour started.

    Moro Rock sits in the valley with great views of the surrounding mountains. Our tour guide Stephanie used to free climb the rock. Here you can see a few people atop the rock on the far right edge.

    Little did I know this was our next destination. The short trail is .3 miles and climbs 300 feet. There is a solid trail, steps and railing along the whole climb.

       

    See, there really are steps! Check out that railing. Many visitors turned back at the sight of the granite rail.

      

    At the point of the granite rail, this is the view!

     

    That is Veronica at the far end, just like the first picture in this entry.

    We saw a mother bear and her two cubs cross the road (only one cub is in this photo.)

     

    In back of the General Sherman tree (too many people at the front!)

     

    Stay tuned for more adventures!