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RE: Groveland route to Vegas via Sequoias?

by bowneline 22 May 2012

I agree, the route from Yosemite Valley, up and over Tuolumne Meadows, down Tioga Pass, and then down 395 (maybe taking the June Lake…
RE: Las Vegas/Sequioa/KingsCanyon/Yosemite

by montereyjack 05 March 2012

It's hardly fair to plop yourself into the Nevada desert in Vegas, then complain that you will have to drive through boring desert scenery…
RE: Ephiphany bread

by Midwesterner 09 January 2012

Fresh (edible) Buddha Hand citron showed up at my grocery store today, "on sale" for 10 per fruit. It smells wonderful. Grown in USA,…
RE: From HW1 to Las Vegas

by johnsang 08 December 2011

Sequoia National Forest is out of Porterville CA. Sequoia National Park is north of there out of Three Rivers CA. Visalia is the nearest…
San Francisco to Grand Canyon via Sequoia and Death Valley

by travelnguy 18 October 2011

My wife, 2 year old son, and myself will be landing in San Francisco on March 1. We plan to spend 3 days touring around San Francisco…
RE: San Fran to Vancouver via LA abd Vegas

by ElGuapo 23 September 2011

You could stay in Visalia. You would have to check if the park is open before you go. BTW it is not unusual for parts of the coast hwy…
RE: Around California with no car.

by nutraxfornerves 18 September 2011

>Sequoia, Shuttle bus in the park, >Amtrak get you close to Visalia, where the shuttle bus starts. I don't think this will work for…
RE: Around California with no car.

by honeybearsnail 18 September 2011

All of these places are accessible by bus!!!! Starting from San Francisco , Yosemite, Take Amtrak, a good ride. Sequoia, Shuttle bus…
RE: 4 Weeks In Yosemite Wilderness

by bzookaj 14 April 2011

>Im assuming there is some sort of long distance coach bus or something that can take me straight to Yosemite? Bad assumption. Greyhound…
RE: Post Retirement trip

by nutraxfornerves 12 September 2010

>I see I can get a bus to Yosemite and do a park tour, and camping is allowed, from Yosemite I can move onto Sequia national park You…
RE: wich park for Sequoia trees when little time?

by mkl654321 10 May 2010

I am assuming the poster knows the difference between "redwood" and "sequoia", so this is the best way to see the latter: drive north…
Re: westcoast

by stephaniest 27 April 2010

Speaking to your plans to drive from Yosemite to Death Valley by way of Sequoia National Park in one day – That is an enormous drive!…
RE: Transport to Sequoia from Yosemite

by nutraxfornerves 30 January 2010

Even if you have you own car, it is still at 3-4 hours, one way from Yosemite Valley to Sequoia, depending on what part of Yosemite yo…
RE: Day tours of Sequoia Nat Park Only

by wahinekat 09 January 2010

Muir Woods has coastal redwoods rather than giant sequoias, so if you want to see the biggest (by mass) trees, its not really an alternative…
From Los Angeles to San Francisco

by anamore 01 October 2009

With a friend I will do by rented car a 4 day trip departing Los Angeles, direction Visalia to Sequoia NP , Yosemite NP, Lake Tahoe to…
RE: Fresno

by BubbaK 16 September 2009

In case you get out of Fresno, my father used to rave about the Vantage Press Restaurant in Visalia, about 45 minutes from Fresno. He…
RE: Traveling the west coast of the USA

by outanamez 08 July 2009

I'm not familiar with ghost towns in CA, but there's good places to get to by bus in CA. Big Sur is reachable by public transit in the…
RE: USA West Coast on public transport?

by nutraxfornerves 28 September 2008

If you want to cut something out--Sequoia National Park is not as easy to get to by transit as other parks. The shuttle from the town…
RE: How to See Redwoods without a Car

by nutraxfornerves 21 June 2008

I spent some time yesterday trying to find a way for someone to see Giant Sequoias in Yosemite without a car. I could not find a way,…
Re: Sequoia NP and kings canyon with kids

by zeldasdad 12 June 2008

Welcome to Thorn Tree. [*Sequoia NP*|http://www.nps.gov/seki/] only offers camping inside the park. You'll want to stay somewhere between…
RE: Minor league baseball

by bannedintheusa 16 May 2008

#34 +Um... how many minor-league games have you been to, banned?+ I'm the wrong person to ask that. I have been to a ton. Family friends…
RE: California, San Francisco, Yosemite, Sequoia, LA, San Diego

by bzookaj 15 March 2008

There is a shuttle to Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs from Visalia, but it does not run until then end of May. That means you must rent…
Re: California - Road trip (Vegas - Highway 1 - SF - Yosemite - Death Valley)

by WuksachiStaff 22 February 2008

I second the motion for checking out Sequoia on the way. It's only a few hours drive from there to Yosemite, plus it would make for a…
RE: Tour of California

by zeldasdad 17 January 2008

Previous answer to a previous post: +OP, I must disagree with #2 and #5. Unless Green Tortoise is going where you want to go when you…
Re: Around California with no car.

by zeldasdad 12 January 2008

OP, I must disagree with #2 and #5. Unless Green Tortoise is going where you want to go when you want to go, you ain't going. You especial…