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We camped the night at Three Rivers. The ground was so hard we couldnt get our pegs in, so our tent was a little saggy.<\/p>\n Here’s me cooking dinner:<\/p>\n We were told there was a bear in the campsite the previous night, so we armed ourselves with our walking sticks and bear spray in the tent. At the first sign on noise (possibly Mike snoring) I decided it was safer in the car. For six hours I was on bear watch and Mike didnt even notice I had left the tent!<\/p>\n You may think I’m paranoid but we did see some bear footprints outside our tent the next morning!<\/p>\n The next day we drove through Sequoia NP where we saw a big tree. It was impressive, but not impressive enough to walk all the way to the bottom in the heat.<\/p>\n The drive through Kings Canyon was very windy with sheer drops down the side.<\/p>\n We got lots of pictures of the canyon but they just didnt come out very well.<\/p>\n But we saw a pretty blue bird<\/p>\n There were lots of nice campsites in Kings Canyon, but they all warned about active bears. They provide you with a metal box, and it is law to store all your food, toiletries and anything with a smell in these boxes. If you dont, then the bear is likely to break into your car and steal your stuff. We decided to stay in a motel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We left Vegas and drove through Death Valley where the temperature reached 113 degrees (45C). We saw some sand dunes: And some funny looking trees: We camped the night at Three Rivers. The ground was so hard we couldnt get … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n