Actually it is neither. It is Sequoia National Forest which surrounds the park, but is less crowded. There are many Sequoia groves in the forest as well as the National Park. I like the National Park best in winter if the road is open as it is magical and uncrowded.
Oh, good. You will be glad you added this gorgeous place. Try and visit in the shoulder or off seasons to have the place to yourself. It is a much better experience.
I had not expected this evening to bring such a magical journey.
You have taken me from a cold and rainy November day right back
into the heart of fall. What a gift!! Thank you!
Love these photographs of such a lovely place! You have a gift for capturing the essence of nature at the precise moment with your camera, well, with your eye first, I should say! Great post! My greetings and all the best!
Third time around, Cindy. This post reminds me that we are part of nature – that we belong to this earth, to the soil and rock that sustains our steps. Gravity! I was reading an article about the need to find a way to bring gravity to space. When we are in zero-G, our muscles atrophy quickly, we are no longer able to maintain our posture and we can lose up to up to 20 % of our calves and leg muscles. Earth is our home, BUT we are curious creatures and our need to explore will continue…who knows. It’s a new decade approaching. I’m delighted that we are entering 2020 together.
Interesting. I remember Scott Kelly had trouble walking after he returned to earth after 340 days on the international space station. Sounds like ‘Occupy Mars’ still has some details to hash out. It puzzles me that some people may actually think we can leave this planet if we ruin it irretrievably. I also look forward to sharing 2020 with you Rebecca. Another year with my great blogging friend. I wonder how many it’s been!
Love all the beautiful colors of fall and nature scene. Hope you had a really nice Thanksgiving and have a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and family. God bless you and yours, Cindy.
So serene! The colors are beautiful, Cindy! It’s kinda magical when a usually busy place like that in nature is more itself, so glad you captured some of this! 😊
Looking at your pictures hard to believe winter is coming to you, Cindy. Probably, you have different kind of winter :-). Anyway, Happy Holiday season!
Yes, I am sure it is different, which keeps things interesting. The Sierras can get very intense winters with huge amounts of snow which is good for skiing and it can get very cold too. Happy Holidays Alexander.
Yes, especially in the National Forest in non-touristy magnets. If you want no crowds in the National Park, wait till winter and you will experience the sequoias in the snow by yourself.
lovely!
Much appreciated Linda & cheers my friend 🌲
Sounds idyllic! <3
You would be happy there Eliza 🌲
Sequoia are one of my favorite trees – if I had my way, not another one would be cut. <3
Do you remember the president who said, ““If you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all.” These trees vary more than any I have seen.
Ignorance and power should never be mixed.
Can we engrave this on The White House?
And Congress, too. 😉
y congreso tan bien!!!
Si!
Loved this conversation Liz! <3
🙂
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” ~Albert Einstein
Oh, pure perfection and utterly true too 🌲
Is it Sequoia as in a national park or Sequoia as in a tree. Beautiful pics
Actually it is neither. It is Sequoia National Forest which surrounds the park, but is less crowded. There are many Sequoia groves in the forest as well as the National Park. I like the National Park best in winter if the road is open as it is magical and uncrowded.
A place to put on the bucket list
Oh, good. You will be glad you added this gorgeous place. Try and visit in the shoulder or off seasons to have the place to yourself. It is a much better experience.
Thank you
<3
Another very beautiful place Cindy. The landscapes are lovely. Almost like another Christmas present each time you visit each place 😀
The genuine thoughtfulness of people like you Mark make blogging such a joy for me. Thank you & cheers too 🌲
Beautiful, Cindy ❤
Grazie mille Donna 🌲
So beautiful!
America the beautiful is true 🌲
It sure is!
Wow…beautiful photos Cindy!
Very kind & most appreciated Arlene 🌲
Cindy,
I had not expected this evening to bring such a magical journey.
You have taken me from a cold and rainy November day right back
into the heart of fall. What a gift!! Thank you!
Sarah
You make me very happy I posted. Thank you so much for journeying with me into the beautiful heart of the forest 🌲
Such wonderful photos, Cindy. It’s always a pleasure. 🙂
Awwww, your thoughtful comments are a genuine pleasure for me 🌲
These are beautiful late autumn photos, Cindy. Winter came early where I am this year, already!
We got four feet of snow in the local mountains and hiked in it today. More is expected Wednesday. Unheard of, but so good as we really need it 🌲
Lovely photos, Cindy. The scenery is gorgeous but I especially love that creek!
There is something about reflections of nature in water that capture me completely so I especially appreciate that you enjoy them too 🌲
America the beautiful! Thanks for these Cindy.🥰🤗
Yes! She is so incredibly beautiful 🌲
it’s so beautiful it doesn’t look real 🙂
thank you for sharing a part of your world.
Thank you more for appreciating it 🌲
my pleasure Cindy.
🌲
How lovely, Cindy. 😍
Merci beaucoup mon ami 🌲
Nice! 😊
So lovely to have access to such a pristine environment, especially without people 😀
I do love people, but I really also love getting away from them 🌲
Beautiful!
Thank you.
Those colors are unbelievable, Cindy. Wow.
I love your Sequoia in the fall!
I would love to show her to you Sheila 🌲
That would be too awesome.
🌲🌲
Oh, how I’d love to be fit enough to go wandering there! Sigh! TTFN
I am truly sorry. It is very hard. I wish I could beam you over. I would show you the beauty, in my car 🌲
Ah, thanks, bless yers. You’re and Tim’s photographicalisationings keep me going. ♥
Makes me smile. Thank you 🌲
One of the finest fall photos I have seen so far this fall, Cindy!
Awwww, so very kind and so very appreciated. Thank you very much Peter 🌲
You capture the magnificence of space, height, beauty and peace – what an interesting place this must be to visit.
Your description reveals your visual and spatial awareness and is impressive. Thank you very much 🌲
Fantastic!! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you more for your thoughtful appreciation 🌲
😊
Great pics as always Cindy! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers to you Gary & thank you 🌲
Just love the colours and reflections!
I am so glad you do! Thank you 🌲
Beautiful.. 🙂
Stunning landscape.♥️
Grazie mille 🌲
Beautiful!
Merci beaucoup John 🌲
Oh Wow 🙂 thanks for sharing these shots 🙂
Thank you more for your kind appreciation & cheers to you 🌲
This is truly magical! Absolutely beautiful!
Your kindness is greatly appreciated. Thank you & cheers 🌲
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Stunning pictures of Sequoia in the Fall from Cindy Knoke.
You are a lovely friend Patricia 🌲
What an absolutely stunning location, Cindy.
We should swap locations some time Emma. You here, me there where you are. If only it we could!
Great idea! You have a great eye for an image. I suspect you’d bring out the best in any location.
<3 🌲
Wow, amazing
Mother Nature is just that, isn’t she! Thank you Rexlin 🌲
Stunning images!
So kind and so appreciated 🌲
Lovely landscapes with two final special reflections
I am very happy you enjoyed. Cheers to you 🌲
Really beautiful shots!!
Honored. Thank you very much 🌲
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Your thoughtfulness is so appreciated Sharon. Be well my friend 🌲
Cindy, thank you so much for sharing these glorious Autumn images … I felt transported there! 😀
I am so happy you felt transported Annika. You make me glad that I posted 🌲
I could exist there.
Yes. I could too. Happily 🌲
gefällt mir sehr, liebe Cindy, hoffe, du bist gut gestartet in die zweite Woche , Klaus
Vielen Dank für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit und den gesegneten Advent, mein Freund.
vielen Dank und alles Gute
<3 🌲
Oh wow!! Such stunning Autumn colours. You captures it really well. I keep looking at your photos, just wonderful!
Your kind comment makes me glad I posted. Thank you very much & cheers to you 🌲
Great captures …. but for me, you also wrote perfect words for this post.
Ahhhh, so appreciated Frank. Thank you 🌲
Ahh, there’s that lovely color palette again . . .
Yes, Mother Nature knows how to awe 🌲
So much beauty! Magnificent doesn’t seem to cover it!
Thank you Linda. America the beautiful! 🌲
Love these photographs of such a lovely place! You have a gift for capturing the essence of nature at the precise moment with your camera, well, with your eye first, I should say! Great post! My greetings and all the best!
Greetings and gratitude flying back to you Francisco. Your esteem is equally reciprocated my friend 🌲
My pleasure my friend Cindy!!! All the best!
So beautiful, Cindy Everything looks so peaceful and serene. And the colours indeed look magical!
Sorry, I think I forgot to log-in before I commented earlier, lol
A rose by any other name would still be wonderful. Just like you Halim. Be well my friend 🌲
Oh how sweet, Cindy. Thank you so much, my friend. Cheers to you too 🙂
<3 <3
wonderful poem.
Wonderful to hear from you! Heading over to your blog now 🌲
Beautiful photos!
Thanks & happy you enjoyed them 🌲
Stunning, Cindy!
Merci beaucoup Jennie 🌲
De rien, Cindy. 🙂
<3
Absolutely gorgeous.
Happy Holidays Gigi 🌲
Thanks for the lovely tour Cindy. Sequoia looks peaceful and expectant, waiting for winter or maybe the hoards of people who arrive in spring! 🙂
Laughing….so true!
🙂
Autumn! My favorite season.
Yes! Creation gets quiet and waits.
Sequoia is so beautiful, Cindy. Been a few years since I’ve been there. I would love to visit here or Yosemite valley in the fall. Gorgeous images!
They are both wonderful aren’t they 🌲
So beautiful ❤️
Grazie 🌲
Thank you for sharing all this raw, natural beauty with us Cindy.
Leslie
Thank you for appreciating it Leslie & cheers to you~
Grossartige Fotos und Landschaft. Danke Cindy fürs zeigen. Friedvolle Adventstage wünsche ich Dir. Ernst
Beautiful photos in the autumn, Cindy 😀
Thank you Irene 🌲
Third time around, Cindy. This post reminds me that we are part of nature – that we belong to this earth, to the soil and rock that sustains our steps. Gravity! I was reading an article about the need to find a way to bring gravity to space. When we are in zero-G, our muscles atrophy quickly, we are no longer able to maintain our posture and we can lose up to up to 20 % of our calves and leg muscles. Earth is our home, BUT we are curious creatures and our need to explore will continue…who knows. It’s a new decade approaching. I’m delighted that we are entering 2020 together.
Interesting. I remember Scott Kelly had trouble walking after he returned to earth after 340 days on the international space station. Sounds like ‘Occupy Mars’ still has some details to hash out. It puzzles me that some people may actually think we can leave this planet if we ruin it irretrievably. I also look forward to sharing 2020 with you Rebecca. Another year with my great blogging friend. I wonder how many it’s been!
I think we started the same month so we have spent the last decade together – another one is waiting for our arrival. Hugs and more hugs.
WOW!!! That is incredible and synchronistic!
Beautiful fall colours!
Mother Nature rocks the color palette 🌲
I just love your photoes, thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your thoughtful appreciation 🌲
Love all the beautiful colors of fall and nature scene. Hope you had a really nice Thanksgiving and have a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and family. God bless you and yours, Cindy.
God Bless you and your family & Merry Christmas my friend. I look forward to spending 2020 with you <3
What placid, rugged beauty! Thank you for these amazing shots, Cindy!
Ahhhh, I look forward to spending another holiday with you my friend 🌲
Cindy, these photographs are absolutely beautiful!
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Here are more beautiful photographs from Cindy Knoke!
You are a beautiful friend Charles. I am grateful to know you 🌲
Breathtaking!
Grazie mille 🌲
what majesty, thank you dear one, beautiful..
Awww, thank you more sweet friend 🌲
Such beautiful shots, Cindy, and your words describe the expectant waiting so well!
Thank you Debbie. It is a special feeling, that expectancy. I think I step more quietly when I experience it 🌲
Incredibly beautiful fall colors and serenity!
I love your beautiful comment 🌲
Wow! Colors explode beauty in every shot. The fall is wonderful.
Thank you Darnell & yes Fall falls beautifully 🌲
Breath taking. Thanks for sharing 😀
Thank you more for appreciating 🌲
Fall is such a beautiful time of year…the colors of the trees in your pics are spectacular!
Your kindness is much appreciated Josh. Thank you my friend & cheers to you~
Thank you Cindy! Cheers to you as well!
<3
Stunning – I feel as if I was there!
Hi Liz! Great to hear from you and thank you. If I could, I would beam you over for a look see!
I look forward to a time when that is possible!
<3 <3
Beautiful xxx
Grazie mille Adele <3
So serene! The colors are beautiful, Cindy! It’s kinda magical when a usually busy place like that in nature is more itself, so glad you captured some of this! 😊
Thank you so much Felipe and yes, crowds seriously detract from the full experience of our national park and forests.
Peaceful scenes. Absolutely stunning photos.
You make me happy I posted. Thank you very much and be well Chandra <3
Your posts/photos are always so stunning and quite a treat for me!
I love it: poetry in words and in photos, both reaching the heart!
Awwww, you rock. I love my blogging friends! Have a wonderful weekend.
The feeling is mutual! Weekend wishes take on a wonderful new meaning nowadays 🙂
<3 <3
What a wonderful place, Cindy! Thank you for sharing these wonderful impressions. Have a great weekend! Michael
Very kind and much appreciated Michael. Happy Weekend to you too!
:-))
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Thank you for your kind thoughtfulness my friend and have an awesome weekend!
Beautiful photos. They are making my feet itch for a good long hike in the some mountains.
Oh good! It will be wonderful for your heart and your mind. Cheers to you! <3
Awesome landscapes. I do love your photos. Thank you.
Happy weekend!
Visa versa 2UX2 & thank you very much <3
Magnificent trees and photos. Thank you for sharing. I saw them as a teen and still recall how stately they were/are. Enjoy the weekend.
Thank you Mary and wonderful week to you my friend <3
My pleasure, Cindy. Enjoy the Advent season. ox
Joyous Advent my friend <3
Thank you for your wonderful comment.
<3
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Muchas gracias <3
Life is wonderful and magical.
It is indeed & thank you for seeing this <3
The photos are gorgeous. I will use them in the next GreenFriends Newsletter. Thanks so much for your ongoing support!
Awwww. You are an awesome person. Thank you for all the good you do. 🌲
Marvellous Cindy!!
So kind & so appreciated <3
liebe Cindy, wünsche eine gute 3. Adventwoche, Klaus
Adventssegen an dich, mein lieber Freund.
Looking at your pictures hard to believe winter is coming to you, Cindy. Probably, you have different kind of winter :-). Anyway, Happy Holiday season!
Yes, I am sure it is different, which keeps things interesting. The Sierras can get very intense winters with huge amounts of snow which is good for skiing and it can get very cold too. Happy Holidays Alexander.
Fall is the best time to visit most forests. The colors and animal activity is tremendous.
Agreed. And the absence of people make the animals more curious.
Wonderful insights, Cindy! Thank you for sharing again, and have a beautiful week. Michael
You are a thoughtful friend. All the best to you Michael.
Beautiful. Are the crowds really gone?
Yes, especially in the National Forest in non-touristy magnets. If you want no crowds in the National Park, wait till winter and you will experience the sequoias in the snow by yourself.
One day it is 55 F and then it goes to 25 F and back up to 40 F hard to know how to dress!
Yes. The same changes here as well…..
Lovely pictures….
Grazie <3
Thanks for this glorious post, Cindy! It lifted my spirits!
I LOVE the still water of the creek. I love how it is so tranquil and calm. This may just be my new anxiety look book. Thank you!
Yay!!! Nature is the ultimate soporific. Thank you for your kind thoughts and words.
yes. Nature is just so calming to me and the peaceful serenity of your work is just unreal.
So kind of you <3
it is true and thank you . 🙂
<3
fabulous shots!
Thanks much Sharmishtha!
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