Bear & Coon Adventures - Sequoia National Park

Last weekend Dave and I headed out on another Bear & Coon adventure. If you haven't figured it out already, Bear is my pet name for Dave and Coon is his pet name for me. Ok, you can go ahead and vomit now. Anyway, Sequoia National Park was our destination and here's how it all went down.






We headed out Saturday morning on an unusually stormy day. It cleared up quite a bit but as we cruised our way down the highway, we came across this Fed Ex truck that overturned. Looks like the driver isn't used to driving in wet weather. It was quite a sight. I just hope that whatever goody packages were inside the truck eventually made it to their destinations safely. So much for express mail - LOL!








Despite the rain, we made it safely to the park.


















Dave did a great job of driving in the rain. Doesn't he look handsome under the park sign?











The first creature we saw was this here tarantula that was walking in the road just as we got to the park entrance.











I didn't want the poor thing to get run over so I picked it up and placed it in some plants safely away from the road.
















Here's the second creature we came upon. A bear! That was the first time I actually saw a bear in person and it was very exciting!












We got to see 2 bears that day as we drove to our campsite. This guy decided to climb a tree and pose for a pic. How cool is that?!















Our campsite in Sequoia National Park.















Here I am standing in front of a huge ass sequoia tree. Amazing!

















Little me standing in front of a big log.













We walked along this path and checked out the beautiful scenery.










This tree had a large opening in it just big enough to fit a bear - hee!













This cabin was used by the U.S. Cavalry and also by the first ranger stationed at the park.











Dave looking a little flustered that they closed this tree off to visitors when usually it is open for the public to walk through.











I decided to be rebellious and cross the line to pose for this pic. Shhh, don't rat me out!













How pretty is this?!











Here I am standing in front of the General Grant tree. It is one of the biggest trees in the park and the widest sequoia known to man.













General Grant must have liked me as much as I liked him because as I was standing there, he dropped a pine cone that rolled all the way to my feet. What a nice gift! :o)