Since Sequoia and Kings Canyon are actually one and the same, we went through one to get to the other today. It was just a lot of scenery today, with more death-defying rides around mountains. We saw another named tree, (The tallest? Biggest around at the bottom? I forget it's special feature already.)
and some more wildlife. Right near the tree, a group of loud teenagers said LOOK, a rattlesnake! Right THERE! So of course I ran the other way with one other lady while the rest of the population went to point and take pictures. That whole line about snakes being more scared of us than we are of them is completely insane, by the way. From what I understand, the snake hung out, posed for pictures, and then meandered away from the path. So much for my plan of people & paved paths being the safe place! After the snake, we saw some canyons (hence the name) and waterfalls.
Also, we found a lovely lake.
We had a fantastic dinner tonight at the
Gateway Restaurant. After last night's dinner at the Mexican place, we were expecting very little. First of all, the Gateway is the first restaurant after you come down the mountain from the park. Secondly, it overlooks the river at a rock-rushing-quasi-waterfall location. With all that going for it, the food doesn't even have to taste good. However, it was fantastic. I had bacon wrapped filet and the most delicious Caesar salad ever. Mike had some kind of fish of course. Tomorrow it's more driving & then Yosemite!
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