At the start of the visit Charm and I did a half day horseback ride in the Sequoia National Forest. It was a good ride, the trail was a bit rough but it was just the two of us and our guide. We stopped for lunch in a beautiful meadow.
Getting ready to head out
Charm
Heading up the mountain
Lunch at the meadow
Charm
Zane, Casey and Grandma climbed up the hill behind Hartland to the cross on the hill.
At the cross
During Charm's visit we were able to take a short 4 day trip to see Yosemite National Park and areas nearby.
Tunnel tree at a Sequoia grove
Half Dome
El Capitan
Bridalveil Falls
A lake we stopped at for a lunch break, Zane loved the cold mountain water.
Rock pillars at Crowley Lake on the east side of the Sierras
At the end of Charm's visit we did a little trip to the coast. We took a whole day to drive up Highway One from San Simeon to Moss Landing. Sadly most of the day was spent in the fog along the coast. We did 17 mile drive at Monterey and had dinner at a wonderful seafood place. We saw elephant seals, harbor seals, sea lions and otters all in one day.
Elephant seals
Monteray Bay in the Fog
Our last stop was Nisean Marks State Park to walk through some Redwood groves. Both Sequoias and Redwoods are extremely large trees but are very different in where they live and in looks. Charm go to see them both.
Funny picture with Grandma at Nisean Marks
We had a great visit with Grandma and enjoyed sharing our new home and state with her.
