Tuesday 30 October 2007

Sequoia National Park - Big Rocks

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have a lot of big wood, but there are also some pretty big rocks. There was Moro Rock, of course, with the fabulous views of the inside of clouds.


This is Hospital Rock. We only saw it from a distance, but most of the excitement is up close. Until the 1870s some of the Monache people still lived here. There are surviving pictographs as well as nearly 50 grinding spots used to grind acorns into flour.


Then there was this rock. It's not as big as the others, but it is certified conflict-free.

1 comment:

chris condron said...

when one sees that rock and decides to climb, expect the journey of a lefetime. once the mountain is climbed there is a space that you claim as your own, that is satisfying. would you like to climb in the blue mountains one day h? seeing all these mountain ranges are giving me itchy fingers. and once you decide to climb the desire never leaves.
xc