Happy Friday-eve! I honestly feel like this week has gone by REALLY quickly. Anyone else feel that way? Also- how is it already mid-August?!? Would time please move a bit slower? Although, I am really looking forward to some amazing Fall runs! What's your favorite part of Fall? I love the crunching sound of the leaves under my feet, apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, fresh apples, crisp cool mornings...I could go on and on ;) 

I wanted to continue our recap about our trip to California a few years ago (we went there in October 2016). We combined our day trip to both Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon. I'm not sure that I ever realized how close together (they're actually touching) these parks are until I started my research on them!

I think in a perfect world, we would have camped in either of the parks, but since our main "A" goal was to stay a few nights in Yosemite we skimped on staying longer in these parks. There is A LOT to see here and I'd recommend taking at least a few days to see everything and really take in the beauty and grandness of the parks. 

We parked several different times and walked around the nice paths that the park offers. Like Sequoia, the park doesn't allow dogs on any of the established trails (that we saw anyways) so it was cool enough for us to leave her in the car for small periods of time.

Seeing General Grant Tree was absolutely the highlight of the park for us. 

The grandness and history of the tree was awe-inspiring. The walk to the tree was longer than some of the others (some were almost directly off the parking area), but there are several parking lots and great marked trails so you never feel like you may be lost. When we visited, it was also REALLY busy which was unexpected because other areas of the park seemed quiet. I guess this was one of the top "must see" groves in either of the parks. 

What's your favorite National Park?

Ever been to Kings Canyon National Park? Favorite spot?

Favorite part of Autumn?