This trip was taken before we had kids, part of an 8 day camping trek across the west.
A picture of the views from the first hike we did in the Sierra Nevadas:
This is the inside of Chimney Tree.
From the inside, looking up:
The infamous General Sherman, in all his tree glory:
If you breathe deep, maybe you can smell the tangy pine needles, the bark, the moist earth:
While hiking, we saw a couple of bear cubs:
This is Tharp's Cabin, built into a fallen redwood.
Doesn't it inspire you to write tales of Tharp, who lived there?
I think I could live in a little tree cabin like this, just for a little while. He had a little bunk and table in there, with a fireplace. Simplicity like this appeals to me. Maybe I'd have a pet chipmunk for company. Does the simple life draw you in as much as it does me?
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You got some beautiful pictures for you to remember your wild side (Pre Kids). That little cabin looks like a great place to bunk.
Great pictures !!!!! Have a wonderful weekend
My daughter (one of the 4) likes these newly built one room homes that seem to have everything in them. I would like to live in that kind of environment. I worked one summer in Show Low, Arizona and the smell of the pine and spruce forest all around was absolutely perfect to me.
Wow! That is beautiful! I do love the idea of "simplicity." I often want to move to a little cabin in the woods, I think it would be so much easier in the sense of having to deal with the world, but at the same time I have come to realize that simplicity doesn't necessarily mean easy...in fact it is an amazing amount of work. But, I still want to try it sometime!
What a pretty place! I love your pictures.
Woah, so neat! That tree is amazing. Looks like such a fun hike.
The simple life absolutely appeals to me. We are striving for simplicity in our lives!
What a trip! Someday I'll get to go--it's a fantasy of mine to stay in a park cabin somewhere, too, and really rough it.
I do love the simple life and am striving for it daily.
That looks like a great trip and a beautiful place to visit. I haven't seen that part of the countryside out here yet. Some day!
The simple life .....that's what I LONG for!
These mountains are so beautiful...yes simple would be nice for a while
The views in the photos are breathtaking. And that tree--wow! I would love to go out west and explore. Larry and I talk about living in a cabin in the mountains someday. But I have to have running water, so it can't be too rustic! :-)
Yes, I often dream of a simpler life! These are some amazing shots. The massiveness of that tree is mind boggling!
Wow Lisa you make me want to rush right down there. I could so see me sitting in that cool old cabin then venturing out to see the trees and oh I get very excited thinking of that. Thank you. B
that tree...
Must have been a fabulous trip, the pictures are magical. There aren't words to describe the size of the trees!
After maintaining a home for 40 years I admit that the simplicity of a small cabin appeals to me too.
Don't you just love the beauty we have here in the US. There is so much to see. I love the Sequoia trees, one of my favorites!
Wow - that is soooo beautiful - I need to go there! Do you mind if I "pin" your first shot?
I think that bear would cause me to run!
These pix are great...love the tree...must have been awesome to see in person!...)JP
What a beautiful adventure. It's amazing the pure joy in the simplest of things.
In your first picture, it is like you are above the clouds. very nice!!
A fun area to visit,I like that simple life, but fall for some luxuries.I have spent a few summer mostly in tents working prairie restoration and research.
Most certainly! It would be so peaceful. Beautiful photo's. :)
Gorgeous area... Hope you get to go back sometime when the boys are older... My brother and wife traveled alot with their children when the children were young. I was not able to do that --but wish I could have...
Hugs,
Betsy
What a great trip! That's a huge hollow tree tou photographed. I wonder if it's still standing.
So amazing -- I watched a documentary about the redwoods and I didn't realize only 5% remain along the coast.
Those are great pictures!
So beautiful and a place I would love to visit. The simple life appeals to me very, very much.
My thoughts exactly about being able to live there - for awhile anyway. I would love to have it out back of my place right now. There would be a few times I would like to just hide out there : ) What a fun time this must have been.
The simple life does draw me in, but I'm not sure I could live it! Your pictures are lovely......the trees amazing!
Awesome pictures. I could imagine living in a little cabin like that at least for a short while. I hope you have a great weekend.
If I had books, I could easily live in a little cabin like that.
gosh- look at that big tree
love
tweedles
Way interesting post Lisa! Thank you for your nice advice today. I read it early but couldn't reply til now. But it stayed with me and helped me know I will be back and enjoy the day, in the meanwhile. Awh, thank you!
Wow! These are beautiful pictures, I love the one with the view of the mountains. For some reason mountains has always fascinated me. Those trees are huge. I wouldn't mind staying in a wooden cabin like that for a while. Enjoy your weekend!
Wow! Wonderful and beautiful pictures! Phil was there once on a long trip as a teenager. They drove right through a big tree and he fell asleep the whole way.
I think I would like that little cabin for a week or two...and then I would miss my shower and flush toilet. I can only go rustic for so long, you know?
These are amazing photos!
Nice photos! Makes me want to go there. I think I'd be happy in the little cabin for a day or two before getting "cabin fever."
What a great trip! I'd love to spend some time in that little cabin.
Hello ... I wandered in from a Rural Journal. I signed up for the Valentine's Day Blog Hop there because I enjoy finding interesting new places to explore in blogland. I am now a follower. You had me on the first photo. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat
Great photos and I like the phrase, "just for a little while"! I agree!! :)
I love it when I am "able" to live the simple , wish it could be simple everyday. Nice trek!
Amazing nature pictures you have taken :) Hanne Bente
What wonderful views! That must've been an awesome trip!
(By the way, I'd have been nervous if I had seen those bear cubs, simply out of concern at ensuring that the mama knew there would be no funny business. But a very cool viewing opportunity, nonetheless!)
That is on my bucket list. Bears!
Beautiful place....and YES!!! The simply life is very very very appealing to me!
What a beautiful place! And bears?!! Oh my!
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