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<\/a><\/p>\nThere are really no hiking trails around the lodge, but the setting is quite beautiful.\u00a0 They call the area Wuksachi Village, but there is no “village”.\u00a0 Fortunately the lodge has a restaurant, as there really is nothing else here in Sequoia NP.\u00a0 I will say the food is decent and not too terribly priced.\u00a0 Corkage is $10, but their stemware sucks.\u00a0 Fortunately I’m a total wine geek and brought my own!<\/p>\n
It is very quiet throughout the park, for good reason.\u00a0 At this point in time, the campgrounds are all closed, the visitors center is closed, the Giant Forest Museum is closed…..even bathrooms near the trailheads are closed!\u00a0 They should at least have a Depends Dispenser!\u00a0 Fortunately there are still hiking trails to be had, but if you decide to visit maybe come in late May versus mid May.\u00a0 Hell, even the free shuttle service doesn’t start until the end of the month, so you have to drive everywhere!<\/p>\n
When picking your choice of rooms, pay the extra so you are facing the mountains.\u00a0 While the view of the mountains is obstructred, the other side of the lodge buildings face a dirt road that everybody uses to move their luggage into and out of their rooms, as well as maintenance trucks going back and forth, so it’s very noisy if you like to sleep in or want to take an afternoon nap.<\/p>\n
Quick update….I just heard some Octogenarian comment that they have to be on the Tauck Tourbus at 6:45 AM, and their luggage needs to be out and ready by 6:00!\u00a0 Guess I know what time we are waking up tomorrow!\u00a0 Oh joy!<\/p>\n
As Kim points out, the rooms should have balcony’s.\u00a0 That would be a huge improvement.\u00a0 Oh yeah, don’t forget to pack a pair of pliers (a must on every trip) so you can remove the stupid plastic insert in the shower head.\u00a0 The “low flow” here is so low you might as well be spritzing with a spray bottle….forget about getting soap off your body!\u00a0 I can attest to the fact that the shower works wonderfully once a little operation has been concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The blog is back!\u00a0 We are still in the United States, and don’t have a trip planned outside the US until February 2020 (which really sounds far off), when we will be heading off to New Zealand and Australia, to try to visit those places before they get overwhelmed with tourists (like Barcelona was). Part … <\/p>\n