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Adding a Few More Parks

Yosemite was just one of the parks on my itinerary for this trip. Right next door are Sequoia and Kings Canyon parks, which feature great scenery and giant redwoods.

Two of the largest trees in the world are in these parks, by volume and by height. General Grant (left) is in Kings Canyon and General Sherman (right) is in Sequoia.

Two of the largest trees in the world are in these parks, by volume and by height. General Grant (left) is in Kings Canyon and General Sherman (right) is in Sequoia.

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Camping in the Parks

I’ve never camped in a National Park. So this road trip offered the opportunity to do that. The third evening into the trip I arrived at Mesa Verde National Park, in the southwest corner of Colorado.

Mesa Verde has a lot of archaeology going on, which is great.

Mesa Verde has a lot of archaeology going on, which is great.

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Road Trip 2023

With all of my overseas visits in 2023, it wouldn’t have been a complete travel year without a road trip.

the Marion Wade Center in Wheaton.

The first stop, as I headed east, was the Marion Wade Center in Wheaton.

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