We broke camp around 8AM and took off for Motel 6 in Porterville, CA which is near Sequoia National Park. The drive out of Death Valley in the early morning sunrise was spectacular. It took us about an hour to drive to the edge of Death Valley, over 60 miles!
Timmy was reading the map and decided on a scenic route that would take us thru the lower part of Sequoia National Monument, which was not on our agenda. The drive was twisting and winding thru the mountains for over 6 hours! However, it was worth it. We got to see a grove of 100 giant sequoias and took some pictures.
We got to the motel at about 4PM and freshen up with a nap and a shower. We then went out and had a reasonably price dinner at a mom and pop diner. We then went shopping at Walmart for our next backpacking adventure.
We filled up with gas for the second time today! So far we have driven over 1000 miles and have hardly begun. My guess is that the gas budget is going to be blown!!!
Will try and upload pictures as soon as possible. May not be able to for several days, since we will be camping and probably not have internet access...
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