May 24, 2007
May 24, 2007
We spend the day driving inland back over the coastal hills, across the flat San Joaquin farming valley and uphill to the Sierra Nevadas. California is a huge state! In the late afternoon we arrive at Sequoia National Park. It is supposed to have the largest trees in the world. I hope they didn’t cut them down, as the area here looks pretty dry with only a few scattered stubby trees. We stop at the first park campground for the night. We thought about going to a nicer campground further within the park but changed our mind when we were told that it was still an hour further uphill with night-time temps near freezing.
We have a nice chat with the camp hostess. She and her husband spent last winter in South Padre Island in Texas and are now here for the summer. As unpaid park volunteers they get a free site in this camp in exchange for modest camp duties. Seems like a great way to spend the summer. In the past we have talked to quite a few work campers at the private parks. Most of those get a free spot to live in return for some 20 hours of maintenance duties on the site.
We spend the day driving inland back over the coastal hills, across the flat San Joaquin farming valley and uphill to the Sierra Nevadas. California is a huge state! In the late afternoon we arrive at Sequoia National Park. It is supposed to have the largest trees in the world. I hope they didn’t cut them down, as the area here looks pretty dry with only a few scattered stubby trees. We stop at the first park campground for the night. We thought about going to a nicer campground further within the park but changed our mind when we were told that it was still an hour further uphill with night-time temps near freezing.
We have a nice chat with the camp hostess. She and her husband spent last winter in South Padre Island in Texas and are now here for the summer. As unpaid park volunteers they get a free site in this camp in exchange for modest camp duties. Seems like a great way to spend the summer. In the past we have talked to quite a few work campers at the private parks. Most of those get a free spot to live in return for some 20 hours of maintenance duties on the site.
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