2009 Summer Vacation/Anniversary Trip - Part 2

What a blessing it was to drive up into the Sierra Nevada for our 10th anniversary getaway! We are really thankful to the Claytons for allowing us to use their cabin and to the Ferreiras for helping us arrange for our time there.

The cabin is on highway 4 near Camp Connell, CA (above Arnold). It is a beautiful cabin surrounded by God's amazing Creation! We stayed two nights and really enjoyed our time up above 5,000 feet!

Enjoying dinner on the deck


We went to this nearby state park...


... and took a 5-mile hike out and around a grove of Sequoia trees






This particular tree is the 2nd biggest Sequoia in the world (I think =)

From the website: "The largest redwood in Calaveras Big Trees State Park is the Louis Agassiz tree. It is located in the South Grove. This tree is "only" 250 feet tall, but it is over 25 feet in diameter six feet above the ground!"


Same tree, opposite side.
It's diameter is the size of the length of our rec room... Now's that's a BIG TREE!


After the hike, we went into town and enjoyed a Giant Burger


Then, we went back to the state park and as the day heated up, we cooled off by playing in the river... one of my favorite pastimes!