{"id":1334,"date":"2019-05-18T20:43:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T20:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petersontravels.com\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:38:21","slug":"escape-from-sequoia-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petersontravels.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/18\/escape-from-sequoia-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape from Sequoia National Park!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our last evening in Sequoia NP we were watching the weather very closely.\u00a0 It was supposed to snow in the early morning, and we didn’t bring chains with us.\u00a0 We didn’t want to get stuck in the park without a hotel reservation.<\/p>\n

At about 4:00 AM, I got up and saw it was raining, not snowing.\u00a0 Ok, no worries.<\/p>\n

At 7:00 AM it starting sleeting, and that turned into frozen rain by 7:15.\u00a0 We decided to skip breakfast and get the hell out of dodge because the frozen rain was quickly accumulating!\u00a0 By the time we got to our car I was thinking we were screwed.<\/p>\n

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We left the Wuksachi Lodge and found the Northbound direction of the Generals Highway, the direction we wanted to go, was already closed.\u00a0 Grrr!\u00a0 We ended up having to leave the long way to the south, although it at least gave us a different perspective of the park.\u00a0 Fortunately we had charged the car every night (albeit at only 120V) so we had the necessary range to get us to the Fresno Supercharger, even with the additional miles we had to go.<\/p>\n

On the way down\u00a0 the road splits in two because they literally built the road around some sequoia trees!\u00a0 I would have stopped and taken a picture of the car between the two trees but didn’t want to risk it.<\/p>\n

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Here is one last look at Moro Rock from the roadway leaving the park.\u00a0 This would not have been a good day for the hike!<\/p>\n

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Definitely a worthwhile visit!\u00a0 We didn’t get to see any of Kings Canyon National Park due to the road closure, but that leaves something for next time!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On our last evening in Sequoia NP we were watching the weather very closely.\u00a0 It was supposed to snow in the early morning, and we didn’t bring chains with us.\u00a0 We didn’t want to get stuck in the park without a hotel reservation. At about 4:00 AM, I got up and saw it was raining, … <\/p>\n

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