It's been a while since we posted, mainly because we haven't been where we had easy access to wifi for several days. So, we're catching up.
The fat tree in the middle is the world's largest living thing (not just largest tree) - and also world's largest sequoia, the General Sherman tree. There are taller trees (like the redwoods), but none with larger mass. It's 100 feet in circumferance at the base!
Here's puny Barbara standing in front of the General Sherman tree. It is estimated to be about 2500 years old! By the way, when sequoias die, it's never by disease or old age. It's because they fall down! Massive as they are, they don't have very big root systems which eventually can't handle the mass above.
Here's how the typical tourist winds down after a tough day looking at trees in the Sequoia National Park.
Here's where we had breakfast near the Calico Ghost Town near Yerno, Calif. where we spent a couple of nights. It's Peggy Sue's Diner and below are some scenes and Peggy Sue's words of wisdom scattered around the diner.
This seemed like a cute saying until the tornado that hit Joplin. Maybe one day it will seem cute again.
Old hotel from the Calico Ghost Town. This really was an old gold-mining town back in the mid-1800s which was eventually abandoned when the price of silver dropped from $1.31 an ounce to $.65 an ounce. In its heydey it had a total population of about 1200 and had more than 10 taverns! Mr. Knotts of Knotts Berry Farm gave money to the local county a few years ago to rebuild the town (there are a few original ruins and one or two original buildings) and turn it into a tourist attraction. Lots of cute stores selling leather, wood items, quilts, ceramics and general tourist curios like we haven't seen since the 50s and 60s.
This is the typical happy tourist in Calico Ghost Town after downing a 24-oz. jar of black cherry soda.
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