February 21st, 2012:
So Felicia’s mom is in town and we have to entertain… What to do? We figured a grand road trip across California was the only way to go, what we didn’t figure on was that we would start off during the only big storm of the winter.
We left Burbank early last Monday and by the time we hit the foothills outside of Sequoia I had to get out and put the chains on the car. Soon after we were hit by an epic blizzard and temperatures that dropped into the single digits (like 8 degrees Fahrenheit). By the time we did a little snow hiking to look at some big trees, had a picnic at Lodgepole, and gained a few thousand feet in elevation, the snow was pounding down and we were frozen. We had dinner in the empty Wuksachi Lodge (they had all of 27 guests for the night) by the fireplace and called it an early night.
The next morning we woke up to one of the most pristine winter days I have ever witnessed. The skies were blue, the sun was out, and everything was covered in snow and icicles – photographers heaven. A gorgeous morning of legendary status – everything you could ask for when trying to impress your mother in law. We spent the first half a day running amok throughout the open sections of Sequoia National Park, then spent the afternoon driving north to visit Yosemite.
Christina (Felicia’s mom) Loves this picture of me because it makes me “…look like a spy from one of those old movies.” Can’t complain with that critique, can I?
