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Sequoia National Park : just what the doctor prescribed (kind of)

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When the doctor said I couldn’t get on a plane for at least 10 days and I had to cancel my trip to Seattle and my trip to San Fran, what other choice did I have then to drive to Sequoia National Park to go explore?  None ...  It was evident that waking up at 6 am, driving 280 miles to explore the sequoias for 5 hours and driving back another 280 miles that same day was the only option left for my wanderlust travel addicted soul.  Of course, if I were a sane and reasonable human being, I would have stayed home, in between the bazillion soft blankets scattered in our living room and binge-watched a show on Netflix. I am sure that’s what the doctor had in mind. However, I have my own mind and my mind can be very stubborn. Luckily, my step son is a mini me when it comes to travel: ADVENTURE is also his middle name, so he was all for waking up  early  and driving all day in hopes to see giant trees.  Thankfully, our  really long drive was w...