 Walked through Giant Forest in the rain, with snow all around, and the forest as beautiful as could be, getting soaked and trying to keep my camera dry but still taking photos.... what a day! Discovered the jackets I brought along (expecting snow, not rain) were not waterproof, and wished I had some sort of umbrella attachment for the camera. It was one of those spur of the moment ideas I got a couple of weeks ago, when I decided I simply had to go for a mountain drive amidst giant sequoia trees, come rain, snow or clear skies. Where I live, the road up into the southernmost sequoia groves gets closed during winter so to find accessible sequoias meant a trip further north, down off this mountain, then north through the flatland, then eastward into the mountains again and into Sequoia National Park. Once in the park, it's a solid hour of very windy roads to get to the big trees. Giant sequoia trees are one of the most beautiful things to behold, in person, and I hadn't seen them in winter for a number of years. The contrast of red bark against a white background is a delight to the eyes, and this trip filled up my senses with wonderful scenery, scents and water. Ah yes, water, in both frozen and liquid forms. I took along my cross country skiis and all sorts of cold weather clothes, not knowing if I'd be skiing through the forest, or walking. Turns out recent warm weather had melted back a good portion of the typical winter snow, and much of the ground was bare , depending on location in Giant Forest. Turns out I only need to use my ski poles for balance on icy spots, and when it began to rain, my hat and jacket and rain pants.
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Living close to nature.
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