Amanda on October 29th, 2014

Our first day in Yosemite started a little slow.  After several days of being on vacation and NOT swimming in a pool, the kids pretty much were on vacation-strike until we went swimming again.  Since we had talked about the fact that this hotel had a pool with a view of Yosemite Falls, there was […]

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Our next adventure of the day was to head to Yosemite National Park with a slight detour to see one more giant sequoia along the way. We left Sequoia National Park and immediately drove into Kings Canyon National Park.  It was very convenient that the grove of sequoias was on our way. The Grant Grove […]

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Amanda on October 24th, 2014

Our 7th day of vacation was a busy one.  We had a lot of sight-seeing and a lot of driving to do.  In order to fit everything in, we made sure we were up early so that we could be on the first shuttle bus to the Giant Forest Museum. Right outside the Giant Forest […]

Continue reading about California 2014 – Day 7 (Sequoia National Park)

On Monday, we packed up, checked out of the hotel, saw Rachel off on her airport shuttle, and went to IHOP for breakfast.  After we finished breakfast, we journeyed 4+ hours north toward Sequoia National Park. The drive to Sequoia National Park was very interesting.  We drove through lots of desert.  California is currently experiencing […]

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Amanda on October 18th, 2014

**I interrupt this vacation series with a post specifically about Disneyland Resort’s rides.** Below is a list of what one or more of us saw or did in our 3 days in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.  Attractions/entertainment that we did = YES.  Attractions/entertainment that we skipped = NO. ATTRACTIONS  Alice in Wonderland  – NO […]

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