European Reacts to Visiting Sequoia and Kings Canyon
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✔️ European Reacts to Visiting Sequoia and Kings Canyon - Reaction For the First Time
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks are 100% worth visiting. You seriously feel like you're on a different planet.
Seems só beautiful
Redwood and Sequioia are not just found solely in Calfornia. As many SOUTH AND CENTRAL PACIFIC BORDERING NATIONS HAVE THEM.
ALTHOUGH THOSE OUTSIDE US ARE NOWHERES NEAR AS LARGE , ONLY 3 TO 6 FOOT IN DIAMETER.
I live in Fresno, California. I’ve been to Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. All of them are about 2 hours away from me. I also went to Boyden caves about 50 years ago. When they turned off the lights I could not even see my own hand! It was scary, but an amazing place. A few years ago we had really bad forest fires near Sequoia park. The firemen wrapped the General Sherman tree with foil blankets to keep it safe. It worked! It was not damaged. I’m glad you love our country.❤
Sequoia & Kings Canyon are definitely must see places also The Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park is a Awesome place
to take pictures 🌳🌳🌲🌲
@@european-reactsyep, if you ever go to California, Sire LA and Hollywood all that. Can be cool to see and experience if you never have. Especially as a non American. But have those as the short part of your trip, go see sequoia,Big Sur, redwood, Yosemite, Death Valley, they are out of this world. Amazing and beautiful. I was born in SoCal. The edge of the Mojave desert, but been to the places I named off, and more, sadly I don’t remember all of them I’ve been too. Then we moved to the southern Oregon coast, one of the most beautiful places ever, if you love true rainforests, in North America anyways, and fields/farming. Also probably one of the greenest places you’ll ever see, we got over 100” of rain per year, classifying as temperate rainforest, multi canopy. The natural forest, and insane old growth forests, and I’ll say, you get far enough out. Off the roads. Hiking and camping, you will find giant trees, in the old growth forest. With 300 foot tall cedar trees that are centuries old…and there is sequoias out there, they used to cover the whole upper part of the coastal range way back when. They aren’t gone. Just so rare farther north. You’ll find living ones that tower over the old growth forest. And fallen/dead ones, that are 20’ or so in diameter that have been laying in the ground. For who knows how long, there’s no roads to get to them. You gotta hike in 20 miles, no trails, just overland. In the remote areas to begin either anyways. Where the road closest is a single lane of dirt and eventually the plants and trees make it impassable, then get out and hike/camp, and hike deeper and deeper, into pretty much forgotten areas, and you’ll find the giants, if you do it enough. And orchards of apples that have been forgotten for over a century and lost, not known to still exist, or fig trees, yes they grow naturally there, or pear orchards, every kind of berry known to man. At least that can grow in the US and in Europe. Crazy flowers, bugs and animals, will hear chilling sounds at night, no idea what most of them were, but crazy/scary the most and fog will soak you to the bone. When it’s high 30’s to low 50’s the underbrush covered in dew will soak you, and dark, when way out in the old forests. Wet, dark and seems like a different planet. And cold. The type of wet cold that soaks you to your core, I miss it. But can’t stand the idiotic government and majority of people there now, why I haven’t gone back, so different to when I was growing up there.
As a Californian, I'm always thrilled when people take the time to learn more about the state beyond LA/SF/SD/Disney.
I'm always shocked by people that come to a state that takes 12 hours at 70 miles an hour to traverse from north to south and act like L.A. and S.F. are all that we have. I have even met Californians unfamiliar with their own state's natural beauty.
Watching your channel from San Diego 😄😄😄
Yep there Sacramento to! the capital never gets any love (sad)
Fun fact: California has the tallest (redwood), biggest (sequoia) and oldest (bristlecone pine) trees on earth.
And if you time it right, you can see them all, in their natural habitats, in a single day trip!
Hyperion (115.5 meters) is taller than General Sherman (83.8 meters) but it's location is kept secret.
Part of being American is not letting the government tell you where you can travel. Closed public lands? No such thing.
Don't forget the oldest plant ever (creosote bush) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Clone
Calli best ever! Except for all of those problems of course.
@@Peowcatpeow Check out Pando (a Quaking Aspen colony) located in Fishlake National Forest, Utah. They say it's the most massive known living organism on Earth, and one of the oldest estimated at 80,000 years. But it's in danger.
Sequoia and Kings are close together and not too far south of Yosemite. BTW, California has 9 National Parks, more than any other state. I have the privilege of living here.
You can see the tallest and biggest redwoods, how ever the bristlecone pine is not available to he public - too much danger of a scumbag destroying it for some warped reason.
Trivia - Sequoia and Kings Canyon are referred to as SEKI
I'm so glad I grew up in CA. We camped at all the parks as a kid
Yes, the only state I know of where you can surfing in the morning, packed up by noon and headed to the mountains for afternoon/night skiing. I've had a day where the waves were blown out by an offshore wind so we went home and changed for a skiing trip.
Unfortunately, it's now COMMIEfornication!!
The Sequoia trees are truly a wonder of the world. You can't really appreciate their size until you see them in real life. California is by far our most beautiful and geologically diverse state. It has the most national parks of any state, nine in total. And while it does have big cities, like LA, San Francisco (my personal favorite), San Diego, etc., the state is largely dedicated to agriculture. It is also the 5th largest economy in the world and is a leader in technology, agriculture, entertainment, among others. It's a great state with terrible politics and government.
I love SF too. Lived in CA most of my life and wonder why people from other places seem to leave it out of their vacations.
I am a Californian. I was raised near the Sequoia in the Sierra Nevada and I now live close to the Coast Redwoods.
Cool, you want a high five?
I've lived in California my whole life.
I've been to Sequoia and seen the General Sherman. It's like the Grand Canyon-pictures cannot do it justice.
Sequoyah was a Cherokee who invented the writing system for that tribe. The genii of the redwood trees are named after him.
There are two species of redwood in the U.S.: Sequoiadendron giganteum (the giant Sequoia, which you saw in this video), and Sequoia sempervirens (the coast redwood). The giant sequoias are the largest trees in the world by volume, while the coast redwood are the tallest. The Hyperion, the tallest coast redwood, is about 380 feet / 116 meters tall. The range of the coast redwoods is from mid-California to the southernmost part of Oregon, all along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The range of the giant sequoias is much smaller, in an area on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.
Dawn redwoods are native to China.
California is also home to the world's oldest tree: a bristlecone pine called "Methuselah" that's over 4,850 years old. The location of this tree is kept secret for fear of sightseers damaging it.
André, I am 2nd generation California born. Mother born 1919, east of San Diego, on the family's small ranch in Brawley, CA, close to our southern neighbors.
Much, much more of California is land, vs. cities.
You could easily spend 2 weeks in California & not see it all.
Stretches from the southern border to Oregon!!!!
Northern & Southern California very different.
And beautiful region in the middle.
California has fantastic weather, no hurricanes or tornadoes.
Yes, we have wildfires.
Fewer acres burned since power company did decades over due upgrades to the infrastructure.
I have lived here my whole life, & I am easily old enough to be your Mom. ❤
I have experienced many, many earthquakes.
No fear of them.
The rare "Big Ones" are horrible, but compared to 🌪 & hurricanes, less destructive.
Yes, we moved close to beautiful permanent open space, next to small mountains with giant boulders, great hiking & mountain biking, picnic spots. History as an old movie ranch; we still have a lot of filming, even though we are in a suburb.
People can surf in the morning, & ski/snowboard in the afternoon.
I went to university for 1 of my 4 years, at a University of California campus built in the middle of a redwood forest.
I lived in low cost housing for female students,.down in the city. I walked to work at The Boardwalk - beach side amusement park.
Took city bus to campus. City is built between the ocean & mountains covered with redwood forest.
So, yes, California is a large state,.north to south.
We also have beautiful deserts, etc.!!
You could easily spend a whole vacation & go home happy.
That's amazing ❤🇺🇲
We do have tornados in California, they are not as big as those in the Mid-west, or as frequent as they get them, but strong enough to move trains off the tracks some in Perris, in Riverside. There is also a probability of starting to get Hurricanes because of Climate Change. A few hundred years ago some were documented as reaching San Diego, and if you remember the hurricane that barely turned into a tropical storm a few years ago that went as far in as Las Vegas.
Santa Cruz baby!
@@twothecat go, Banana Slugs! UCSC has grown so much since I was there, '75 - '76.
I had no car & no money.
Lived in a room in a row house close to Pacific Ave.
Bus to campus, walked to my job at the boardwalk.
California is a huge state. Portugal is 35,560 square miles and California is 163,695 square miles. Portugal is 349 miles North to South, California is 560 miles East to West.
We really are blessed to live in such a beautiful country. Whatever you're in the mood for, we have a State for that.
I’m from San Francisco and never take for granted all the beauty and diversity that is California.
Where else can you surf, alpine ski, ride dune buggies, catch a plane on an international flight, visit wineries, ride horseback, camp, hunt, enjoy the great outdoors, have a first-class meal and stay at 5-star lodging, catch a Broadway production, or see a rock legend perform, and do several of these on any given day?
Sequoia is magical. The trees are huge. The contrast between the trees and me made me realize how tiny I am.
some of the trees are so big they have biomes in them with full sized other trees in them.
@@blazeddaynapper5819 They are so wonderful to behold.
One doesn't normally think of snow capped mountains when one thinks of California . The mountain air is so fresh and clean with the smell of the pine trees .
I worked for the National Park Service in the 1990s.
My primary park was Kings Canyon National Park, where I worked on the back country trail crew.
All of these spots are within close range of the road, but there are literally several hundred miles of hiking
trails in these parks, over 450 miles in Kings Canyon alone.
I've been up and down the road into the canyon literally over 100 times.
I would be happy to share more if you are interested.
A backpacking paradise!
@@calvet134 Have you been? If so, which routes did you hike?
@@theblackbear211 Rae Lakes Loop, the John Muir Trail numerous times, and loops entering from the eastern side.
I loved hiking on the trails in the redwood forests!!
blackbear211, I housesat for Ned and Laurie the summer of '95. I came out from upstate NY for various reasons and Amy's sister Jane set me up. A summer to remember. I've been in Squaw Valley ever since. Love the trails, got a chance to do quite a few. Went from Cedar Stove to Whittier in 4 days in '97. Many other overnight and day hikes. You people who did the trail work, most people have no clue. My hat's off to you.
I’m from the Appalachia’s and I have lived in California for a couple years. It’s so strange driving from the coast near San Francisco up to the Sierra’s. The earth changes a hundred times and the microclimates change as well. It’s all beautiful and unique. When you’re in the Sierra’s, you feel like you’re in Alaska. Of you go anywhere in America, go to California first. It’s so diverse and breathtaking. You can travel through the Sierra’s without worry of snow, generally starting in late May through October, on a good year. You will see snow on the mountains till July sometimes.
I've lived in Southern California for 40 years and have yet to see all this beautiful state has to offer. I have seen the parks in this video, along with Yosemite, Death Valley and Joshua Tree, and they are all beautiful. The thing that makes California so unique is the many climates and elevations that it has, from Death Valley to mountain peaks, from deserts to Alpine climates, and of course, the Pacific ocean. Very few places on earth have such wide variety in one place. If you get away from the cities you'll be rewarded with many great adventures.
The general Sherman tree is said to be between 2300 and 2700 years old
I live in California, Kings Cyn. and Sequoia Nat'l Parks are a day trip for us. I'm so glad that you did this reaction. My granddaughter returned home today from 1 week camp up there! I have been there more times than I can recall. When they said that they weren't in the Park anymore, they were still in the National Forest. I would suggest that you get a child backpack to carry your son, otherwise, you will be limited to paved handicap trails for a stroller. Also, if you want to stay in the park, get reservations about 1 year ahead (this goes for Yosemite too). You can save money and stay in one of the small valley towns or Fresno. Hope to see you all here next year! 💜
Some of the more popular spots give reservations by lottery, about a year in advance.
I've stayed twice in Three Rivers outside of Sequoia NP during the summer. I only booked about a month in advance. Yes, that's not _IN_ the part but it's close. Granted this was about 15 years ago for the second visit so things may have changed.
This is like staying in Tusayan outside of the Grand Canyon NP instead of one of the expensive one-plus year in advance in-park lodges.
@@GeraldWalls The last time I was up there Three Rivers had some very nice Rentals along the river. I would check for recent availability since we had a major flood a couple of years ago.
Trees touch my soul too, Andre. They heal my spirit and I can't help but smile when I'm around them.
I grew up in Los Angeles in the late '50s and through the '60s. California's natural highlights are unmatched for their number over almost anywhere on Earth.
Yosemite is less then a hour away from Sequoia I have driven my motorcycle threw all three in one afternoon.
Now that is a good day!
? , It took me over 2 hours from Oakhurst
Sequoia (Lodgepole Visitor Center) to Fresno is about 1h45m and Fresno to Yosemite Valley is about 2h00m. Fresno to the Wawona entrance to Yosemite is about 1h00m.
Hi Andre!
I'm a third-generation native of California. Yosemite National Park is partially located in my home County of Madera. King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks aren't far away from me either and I used to go on an annual camping trip up there every year. The Sierra Nevadas are a very special place. ❤️ I hope that when you come to visit that you'll spend some time getting to know the true character of California and not just the overhyped cities. You definitely need to check out Hearst's Castle over on the Central Coast in San Simeon. There's no place like it anywhere else on earth. There's so much to see and do around here. You'd probably also enjoy visiting some of the old Spanish Missions, which basically were the early colonial settlements on the West Coast. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is also a truly incredible facility and is very family-friendly.
Love the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
"General Sherman" is estimated to be around 2,200 years old, Andre. NOT the oldest, but the biggest. (The oldest is was proved to be 3,210 years old, some of the larger trees may exceed 3,500 years in age. On the basis of present verified evidence, the giant sequoia is the oldest living thing on earth.
The Bristlecone pine's also found in California are older , as old as 5000 yrs old .
Central California here. There's more to the state than just San Francisco and Los Angeles. 😊
You do mean LA & SF -- The centres of homelessness in America, right.
@@MusicOperaBroadway Oh, please. They are the "centers of homelessness" because they attempt to take care of people including those from your state and so many others who flock there seeking benefits not offered elsewhere. But they remain vital centers of the US economy and blessed by natural beauty to boot. California is continually giving birth to new businesses and new industries. Right now, SF has become the center of AI which could very well be the next big, BIG thing in technology. So indulge your jealousy all you want. California leads the way.
@@BTinSFI'm from San Diego which is on the opposite side of the State from San Francisco and would love to visit someday. When we (sister/group of friends) from to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park we were only 3-4 hours from San Francisco rather than the 8 1/2 hour drive from our house but were too tired and had work the next day... Would love to see the Golden Gate bridge 😄
@@shyryTsr2k I saw the Golden Gate Bridge when I was younger. It was a marvelous sight. 😊
Unaware that MAGA watches these videos! Not as dumb as we all thought!
You will see a lot of burn marks on the trees. Their bark is basically fireproof and feels almost metallic. The cones (seeds) have an explosive resin in them. Once they catch on fire the cones explode tossing the seeds yards away from each other so that they don't crowd each other out for sunlight. You might have seen something like that in the movie "The Hobbit" where Bilbo and the Dwarves throw fiery exploding pine cones at wargs (wolves).
Many locations have an ancient tree to see. Central Florida had "The Senator," a 3000 year old tree, but some lady burned it down while doing drugs. The "Friendship Oak" in Biloxi, Mississippi is 500 years old, but is huge. Not like Sequoias with a wide trunk, but with 1 meter wide branches that grow way out, almost touching the ground. Also look up the "Methusela Tree" which might be the oldest tree in the world (a bristlecone pine).
I loved the Senator! It's a damn shame what happened. I'm just glad I got to visit it several times in my life. Biggest tree East of the Mississippi, it was.
I'm still passed about that.
The combination of the beauty they are showing and your genuine reaction brings a tear to my eye.
The Sequoia trees are majestic but you'll be missing the best features of Kings Canyon if you stop there. Head further onto Cedar grove along the meandering Kings River, the deep granite walls through which the water flows. One needs only to pay once to enter the parks. Upon entry from Freeway 180, turn left to Kings Canyon National Park or turn right toward Sequoia National Park. As a Central California resident, I dare say these two parks are more stunning than Yosemite As an added bonus, there are less tourists. Also the best Mexican Food in the world outside of Mexico can be found in the Central California Valley. Dump San Francisco and LA ... Come to the Central San Joaquin Valley.
THEY WENT TO CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK!!!
PLEASE MAY YOU REACT TO THEIR VIDEO? When I was able bodied, we loved to take our 2 sons & sometimes a group of friends to Santa Cruz Island. We watched the AMAZING outcome of conservation efforts!!!
Island was transformed back to its natural state, almost.
Sea caves, accessible by kayaks. Huge, noisy sea lions on 1 of the beaches. Indigenous people (Chumash) left artifacts.
Breathtaking views from higher points on the island.
Did I mention it is only accessible by boat.
1 family owned company is the only National Park Service approved service to take people over.
Once on the way to the island, our boat captain stopped the boat.
We were surrounded on all sides by dolphins, as far as we could see.
Captain said in 25 years, he'd only seen a pod like that once before.
Whales often seen, too.❤
California has such incredible diversity. LIke she said in the video, Mount Whitney is the highest altitude in the lower US (outside Alaska), but in the same county as Mt Whitney you have the point with the lowest altitude in the country, Badwater Basin 282 ft below sea level. Although you can see snow on Mt Whitney, nearby in Death Valley holds the record for the hottest recorded temperature on earth 134 F (56.7 C). In Los Angeles or San Francisco you can ski or go to the beach in the same day. Amazing coastlines, forests, and deserts. When I lived in San Francisco my weekends were spent deciding should I hike in a redwood forest or on the coast, the hills of san francisco or hike around the wineries in Napa. All were a short drive away. Muir Woods, next to San Francisco is where the UN was founded. They took all the representatives of the UN members there to see how beautiful and peaceful this redwood forest is and to inspire them to keep this peace in the world. Some of these sequoia / redwood trees are 2,000 years old. Cameras just do not do them justice. And California's mountains at the tip of the treeline are also the only home to the oldest trees in the world, Bristlecone pines which are more than 5,000 years old.
I have gone to Hume Lake every October for years. We always take time to visit the Sequoia's since they are so close!
I've been through Sequoia National Park....its beautiful & peaceful....pictures & videos don't do it justice....I've driven through that tree
My family has been in California since at least 1900. It is an amazing state. You can go surfing in the morning and snow skiing in the afternoon! Never ending natural beauty.
California has amazing diversity in our mountains, deserts, forests and shorelines, something for any nature lover. One of the best places to visit for natural beauty is Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, on the central California coast (Hwy 1) near Monterey and Big Sur It is a beautiful sampler of California coastal environments, with forest, meadows, Monterey Cypress trees, craggy coastal cliffs, and spectacular unspoiled beaches. You can see all kinds of wildlife there, from woodland animals like wild deer to dolphins, seals, and marine otters. In the 19th century there was a whaling station there in the lagoon.
I love looking at national parks, nature, and wildlife. I do enjoy these videos with you, Andre. Thanks for the good company.
Watching from Northern California. The trees are spectacular and I hope you get a chance to see them someday! Nature holds a special place in my heart too and there’s so much to see here in CA.
Enjoying your channel.
I grew up 50 miles from there. Took my wife there on our honeymoon. There is a tree that was cut that shows the "rings", are counted going back twenty five hundred years.
I am a Californian. I've been to Sequoia Nat'l Park 3 times, and to King's Canyon twice. I lived in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the lower mountains for several years. Northern California and North-Eastern California does not have any major cities. It is mostly wild. In fact, all of the major cities are along the coast of the bottom 2-thirds of the state.
Also in this area is the water supply for the city of San Francisco which fills a valley just south of Yosemite and backs up the Tuolumne River behind O'Shaughnessy Dam creating a large, beautiful lake. The dam also generates electricity which is used to power San Francisco's electric trolleys, streetcars and street lights.
Trees touch my soul as well! This 😢 me up a bit ❤
2 kinds of redwoods Sequoia Gigantea, in the parks you see here, and Sequoia Sempervirens, the coastal redwood. People had to work hard to save the coastal redwood, as they were being cut down for their wood for many decades.
Almost lost them to the lumber industry.
Yep I am in California. Yes I have been to Yosemite lots of times and hiked part of the John Muir trail with my day when I was 16. Almost got snowed in a late Spring snow that hit a while back. So have chains if there is any chance of snow. Don't even play with it. You don't have to camp in the park there are hotels down the road at the snow towns and they have busses that take you in to the park for the day. Lots of day hikes and amazing waterfalls in the park. A glacier scooped it all out. Like a big ice cream scoop. That is how the valley was made. OH YA I REMBER THAT CAVE! WOW!!! The tour guy said it had Fat Mans Backache and Tall Mans Headache. Wow my grandparents were still spry back then. Dude childhood memory unlock achieved. 😆
I'm not from CA, but I have been to Sequoia (50+ years ago). I got to touch all those trees with the barricades around them now. I don't recall if we went to Kings Canyon. The trees definitely made a huge impression on me. I used to be somewhat of a caver, so I like the cave videos. Peace, Love!!
As a youth, later as a dad, I've spent time at a YMCA lake surrounded by several camps just a couple valleys away from these tremendous Sequoia trees. It was really Crazy when fishing along the shoreline to have someone point out that you could gaze across the little lake, up the slope of the mountain on the far side and actually SEE the tops of those trees Above the intervening hills !! They were several miles away !
I got to visit Kings Canyon 2 years ago and I was speechless. It is so humbling to walk amongst those giants. The drive from Fresno to the park is something I will never forget.
I visited very recently 2 weeks ago and it's so beautiful. Got an Airbnb with my sister, niece and a group of her/her spouses friends. Super fun and the drive straight from my work here in San Diego was about 6 hours. Usually from my house San Francisco is an 8-9 hour drive but from the City of Visalia close to the Park, we were 3 hours away from San Francisco. Wanted to visit the Golden Gate bridge because it looks so pretty but we were all so tired so drove back through LA to go to the Santa Monica Pier.
Californian here. Sequoia and King’s Canyon are only 4-5 hours away, and I haven’t made my way there yet. I should really do something about that! Beautiful. Love your channel, Andre.
😊🏞️❤
Not from California, but I am currently thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail which runs ~2650 miles from the Mexican border in southern California to the Canadian border in Washington. The trail passes through the High Sierra's in the backcountry of these two parks, almost entirely above 10,000 ft elevation. This area has been the absolute highlight of my trip so far; jawdroppingly gorgeous views day after day.
some of these trees are over 3000 years old. The General Sherman is between 2200 to 2700 years old. Kings Canyon has a great cavern system you can explore with guides right next to the Kings River.
Hello from California!
Me and my family are from San Francisco, and we visit the Sequoias at least once a year.
We're always finding something new and interesting.
Well worth the visit from anywhere in the world!
These parks are south of Yosemite.
8:11 I've seen the Statue of Library and it is huge, So that makes me realize how big those trees are.
Californian here! Yes! California is a beautiful state (Northern California respectfully)! I maybe a bit biased having grown up here and lived here the majority of my life, but hey, it is true!
I was born and raised in Fresno California. It's about a 1 hour drive to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and about 1 1/2 hours to Yosemite. My Dad would take us to those parks a few times a year. They are beautiful parks. Yosemite gets really crowded but Sequoia and Kings Canyon don't get as crowded which means you can enjoy the scenery in more peace. I live in Chicago now and I really miss the Sierra Nevada of California. I hope you get to visit these beautiful parks soon.
Another Californian here. I live by these national parks and had the pleasure of working in Sequoia National Park when I was younger. I have hiked, camped, and backpacked both these Parks for many years. It's where I go to reconnect with my soul. It is also where my wife proposed to me. It will affect you in the most beautiful way. This is the real California!!
Californian, third gen here. Grandmother's family from Italy back in the late 1800s, grandfather from Utah back in the early 1920s. I have pics from way be fore silicon valley ever became what it is...nothing but orchards and farm land. Love the beauty of the state, hate what has become of it.
We camped allover that area as children and adults. Big memories, big trees, big waters, big views. If you get the chance please visit. Even the air smells huge!
I live in California. What a lot of people don't understand is the scale of California. It is not just LA. King's Canyon is relatively close to LA about a 5 hr drive. Redwoods National Park is about 12 hours.
i'm from California. i love your appreciation of nature. every New Year's holiday i go to Yosemite and celebrate with snow-garitas (Margaritas made with snow, not crushed ice or blended) the American, Spanish , and Mexican heritages in one frosty drink. and btw... the fewest visitors so you have the park almost to yourself.
I have been hoping you would find this young couples channel and especially be able to watch this video. This young couple, A & K, travel the world exploring and sharing all the beautiful places they go, and are excellent photographers, they don't say, "look at this beautiful view" while their face takes up half the picture so you can't see the entire view. I have been to both parks & also the Redwood Forests on the coast in Northern California. The Redwoods has a GROWING Redwood tree that you can drive thru. I have driven my vans thru them on each trip I have made up the coast to Washington.
I am a HUGE lover of nature and especially trees. You can't go wrong with visiting any of them, they all are BEAUTIFUL and offer so much beautiful scenery, waterfalls, hiking trails (but I would keep a can of Bear Spray with me at all times). I have never encountered one and didn't need it, but I have since learned about being prepared, especially when it comes to safety and protection.
I truly hope & pray you and your family will be able to come to America and visit all the places you dream of! Never give up!!! May God continue to Bless you and your family!
I’ve watched a lot of A & K vids on UA-cam and you’re right, they let nature be the focus and star. They always have a foodie section which is usually a lot of fun.
Andre, although often used interchangeably, Redwoods and Sequoia trees are sort of the same, but different in the sort of climates each need to survive.
Redwoods require the moist and humid areas along the coast of northern California where the marine fog keeps the ground moist. Sequoia trees thrive in higher elevations between 5 and 7000 ft on the western side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range which is the inland north-south mountain range where there is a periodic dry heat that allows for the trees' cones to open up to drop their seeds.
Sequoia/Kings Canyon is like being in the Jurassic Park of trees. Beautiful place to visit. Pictures don’t do them justice. I visited Muir Woods just north of San Francisco in February to see the Coast Redwoods. Another wonderful place.
Your National Parks and travel vlog reactions are my favorites. There are so many US National Parks I have yet to visit.
The most amazing thing is that you don’t have to go into the National Forests or Parks to see some of the most amazing scenery driving through the Sierra Mountains
You asked for comments from Californians. I was camping in Sequoia just a few days ago and was so darn terrified of that “walk” up Moro Rock. It is no nonsense scary for a person who is deathly afraid of hights. I legitimately crawled on my hands and knees and clung to the rocks the entire way up with my friend laughing at me. I couldn’t even really look once I got up there. So steep and so high and so scary for me. Once up there I actually tucked myself into a crevice (safety!) and cried to let out the anxiety. My family took photos of my distress. 😂 For most folks, however, it’s amazing and gorgeous and really unbelievable to see everything from up there. If you can handle it. You feel like you’re falling off the planet. Or that you’re on the moon. It’s like a photo from space. It’s kind of like the Grand Canyon in that you can’t believe how big everything is. And I’m from here! Sequoia and Kings Canyon are very special places.
California native here. The northern part of the state is where you will find most of the natural beauty. The southern part of the state has its own, like Tahoe, but is mostly high/low desert landscapes. Semper Fi from Wisconsin!
Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon are all South of Tahoe. Yosemite is in the middle (SFO or LAX) but, Sequoia and Kings Canyon are definitely, Southern California. Get a map!
I was just at Hume Lake yesterday, I still stand on my opinion that Kings Canyon is more beautiful than Yosemite.
Well, as I said, the Wall Street Journal agrees with you.
I just got to the part where theyre driving through the Canyon, and yeah, those reactions from them are genuine. Its stunning what you see. Its crazy how thats now even part of the park. Its so underrated.
I love these videos. Most of the time because seeing people finding and exploring the beauty of America makes me proud, but I also love seeing places I'd never heard of like Tokopah Falls featured in this video.
The Sequoia trees are one thing, but Yosemite National Park has the waterfalls that are off the charts magnificent.
My favorite place to visit when I lived in California was this park. The trees are almost like buildings, and the forest surrounding and the tourist spots and eateries are great 👽👽👽👽
I visited Sequoia/ Kings Canyon August 2006. Stayed in the campground. Took a picture in front of the General Sherman. Saw Kings Canyon as well. Went back to Sequoia that same year for New Year’s Eve. Stayed in the lodge for that trip. It was too cold too camp. Also been to Yosemite, The Grand Canyon and Zion. I used to live right next to Joshua Tree.
California has dozens of spectacular places to visit. Dozens. I'm from Pennsylvania but I've lived here most of my life and I'm not leaving.
I am ALWAYS here until the end. I love this content. National Parks could be its own playlist, series, 😢or even a dedicated channel. There is so much content besides the jaw-dropping views.
When i visited Yosemite for the first time, the ranger explained about the need for fires to keep the area thriving. He said that for years, they had tried to prevent all fires, and it became evident that it was harming the area. Naturally, occuring fires are part of the cycle of life.
I love Sequoias and Redwoods! Walking around them feels magical.
Currently there 63 units designated as National Parks but the Park Service manages a total of 430 units which include Battlefields, Historic Sites, Seashores, Recreation Areas, Monuments and Preserves. Every state has State Parks that are just as beautiful.
As a native Californian, I have been to all the National parks on California Highway 1 multiple times. I have a tip. Park, and walk 1/2 mile into the forest. ( On the trails) You will leave 99% of the visitors behind.
Sequoia and King's Canyon have so much more to see if you get out of the car, and take the trails to the sights noted on the map. There is even a bearproof cabin made out of a fallen Redwood that had been hollowed out by fire. A sheep herder built it because he drove his sheep up to the cooler temperatures and sweet grass in the summer. Since he was not the top of the Sequoia food chain, he need a bear proof cabin. Nature provided a hollow tree and river rock.
You can look in and see his bed and table. Very cool
Kings Canyon has Paradise Valley, a must see trail to one of the best backpacking campsites ever.
Get out of the car, and on the trails for a better trip.
General Sherman is believed to be around 2300-2700 years old.
Trees touch my soul too! You're right, California is SO much more than LA. When I see people from other lands excited they are coming to America and finding out they're going to LA I'm disappointed. There's so much more to see. I know when time is limited people want to see the highlights but I'm not sure LA would even be on my list. Good thing I lived in CA for 65 years so I was able to explore a lot of it.
4:46 I agree. Normally I'm like Eric Cartman, yelling and calling everyone else a "Hippie!", and then when I see just about any tree, I turn into that same tree hugging Hippie. Lol
We lived in the Central Valley of California for several years, been to Kings Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite. Nothing like it!
I’m from Southern California, though I’ve visited both parks many times up north. The Sequoias are absolutely beautiful and awe-inspiring when you see them up close! I also used to go to summer camp at Hume Lake for many years when I was younger. It was a great time being in nature away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
I live about 45 minutes from SNP and can confirm it's breathtaking and amazing. We go often and feel blessed to be able to have family picnics and dogwalks in such a glorious place.
There was an interesting study done on tree hugging. They found out that it drastically reduces the stress hormone cortisol in our bodies when you embrace a tree for some minutes (I forget the time frame but I feel great after sitting under my favorite tree with my back against it for about 15 minutes). Trees are fascinating.
Born and raised in California and proud of it. 😄 I've been to Sequoia and Yosemite but I don't think I made it King's Canyon
In addition to having the tallest, largest and oldest trees in the world, California also has the lowest point in the Americas (Death Valley), the highest point in the "lower 48" (Mt. Whitney), and the largest Pacific estuary in the Americas (San Francisco Bay).
Highest and lowest are in the same county.
My family went to Sequoia and Kings Canyon . We hiked to the top of Morro Rock. From there we saw the Great Western Divide. It was beautiful. We saw all of huge trees and was able to drive through one. A small shop was inside one of the giant sequoias. That was back in 1976. We spent the entire summer traveling the west coast. Glad we did it then as we are in our 80s now but we have great memories.
I was 5’11 “ by the 4th grade, 6’5” by the 7th grade ,so I’ve been tall all my life with everyone around me smaller. I went to Kings Canyon in my 20’s (1970) and that was the first time I ever felt small. Those trees are so tall and so huge it’s amazing . I grew up in East Tennessee and we have trees up to 150 ft tall, but they are dwarfed by the immense height and girth of these trees.
Born and raised in California (1958) I've spent a lot of time camping, backpacking, and just visiting our California parks as well as a lot of our other natural attractions. And have been truly blessed to experience it all with family and friends within our own backyard.
I’ve been to both parks….love them! I’m into trees too and they’re so amazing. I would go to places like this and Yosemite and skip San Francisco and L.A. Go see the spectacular nature.
During the wildfires now, even though they are virtually fireproof, they wrapped the bases with a fabric that looked like aluminum foil to protect any vulnerable spots on the trees. They are the most mind blowing trees! I am a tree freak too.
General Sherman is 2200 years old . Methuselah a Bristlecone pine is 4854 years old. All found in California.
I live in far Northern Calif. near Redwood National Forest and the Shasta Trinity National Forest. A world away from the big cities Calif is known for. Look at Lassen National Park, another of Northern Californias amazing gems.
It is ah inspiring, magical and breathtaking. All trees are connected and these giants make you feel warmth and protection.
Visited there a lot of times since I was a kid. I love the Sequoia trees, so majestic. For a park more closely related to Native Americans, visit Monument Valley, located completely within a Navajo Reservation.
California is a lot more than perfect weather, movie stars and surfers. In fact that’s just a small part of it. California has some of the hardest winters in some places as well as the hottest place on earth. CA grows more food in its valley than any place on earth of the same size. It was named as a hellscape by the Spanish when they arrived before the missions were built because the whole thing was always on fire. As she mentions in the video the trees adapted to the fires happening for hundreds of thousands of years, so much that their seed cones only open during a fire. Nobody wants their house to burn down but we have made our homes in these places that have historically burned through for thousands of years and then we stop the fires and let the underbrush grow larger then when we can’t stop the fire, it burns faster and hotter because we have let the fuel build. Then it does kill the big established trees when it wouldn’t have done so 100 years ago. Then people blame it on climate change when it’s actually poor forest management because people live there and we stop the natural fires from coming through when they would have.
The thing is that the natives were a large part in maintaining forest management by having small burbs continuously throughout the year in anyway to mitigate any wildfires that went out of control. When the US started taking over, mills were a factor to help at least the brush control which of course poor policies thanks to certain people closed many of these mills thinking it was going to “save” the forests and environment.
Sadly I live in an area that has been horribly affected because of these policies. A lot of the locals are not happy because the destruction could have been prevented and responsibly maintained. It’s likely we’re not the only ones very unhappy how forest management has been conducted for decades.
@@kate2create738 Preach on Kate!!! I assume you meant to say “small burns”? I never knew that about the Native Americans or how the mills kept the undergrowth in check. Good to know.
@@jakesgr8sakiorjoe58 Yes I meant burns but likely I hit the “b” and not the “n” lol 😅
@@kate2create738 Took me a sec to realize what you were trying to say. It’s all good. Where are you at? I grew up literally a half mile from where the Park fire started in Chico’s upper park.
@@jakesgr8sakiorjoe58 In Shasta county where the Carr fire was at.
I love that place, been there many times to be amazed by the mountain peaks, waterfalls, and giant trees. Our huge snowy mountains run almost the entire length of the east side of our state from LA to Oregon, glacier covered and sometimes impassable during blizzards.
I have been to all of the parks in California and to be honest these pictures cannot do justice to the way you feel when you are actually there. Just so amazing.....you cannot even describe the experience.
As a lifetime Californian, I've been to Sequoia and King's Canyon many times (it was a favorite vacation destination for our family when I was growing up) having stayed in lodges or cabins in the park, a lodge just outside the park, and have been tent camping a couple of times. I've made the hike up to the top of Moro Rock a couple of times, and the view is spectacular. Both are definitely worth the visit.
I was born and raised here in California. So many people from outside of the country, and even people in the United States who have never been to California, when they hear California, all they think about is our largest city, Los Angeles. There is SO MUCH MORE to California than just the cities. California has nine National Parks, and nineteen National Monuments, more than any other state in the USA. We also have 18 National Forests, 280 State Parks, and so many more County and Regional Parks. California is a very beautiful state, full of natural beauty.
Born and raised in S. California. Lots of wonderful memories of Sequoia National Park. Now we live in Idaho. Amazing National Forests here too.