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Since we are embarking upon a month long vacation, I thought I would post a few pictures and notes about our trip. We left Las Vegas on a rainy October 4th, delayed a couple hours due to military bureaucracy. We did get on the road and made it to Bakersfield, CA in time for a late dinner. We woke the next morning to clouds and while getting everything packed up, Maddie said, "Its raining on the the book!" There was a book on the couch and the roof was leaking! We've had this RV out several times and never had a leak.
After a quick stop for "fix-the-roof-stuff", we were back on the road albeit delayed again. We did make it to Three Rivers, CA just outside of the south entrance to Sequoia National Park. The RV park is the closest to a campground that we have ever stayed at, and our campsite is right on the river.
Our day in Sequoia, October 6th, was filled with rain, sleet and snow! The girls were ecstatic to see snow, so South Dakota should treat them well. We saw three black bears, amazingly large trees including the largest tree by volume on the planet, the General Sherman tree. We hiked through the giant forest in the sleet. It is truly beautiful and makes you feel very small walking through these 250ft trees with diameters over 30ft and over 2000 years old.
We also learned today that Reagan gets car sick. The drive into the park entails hairpin curve after hairpin curve and large variations in elevation. This was our first experience with vomiting in the vehicle. I really hope it will be our last.
The RV fix that Mark did seems to have worked. It rained all day and there is no "raining on the books!"
I have to admit that we are really second guessing the decision to take this long trip. Day one was a very delayed start. Day two RV had a leaky roof. Day three car sick child in the truck.