After nearly two years of focusing on COVID-19 and working inside 13 different hospitals for the Los Angeles Times, it was finally time to go outside, away from crowds, and take a break from the pandemic, writes photographer francineorr
After nearly two years of focusing on COVID-19 and working inside 13 different hospitals for the Los Angeles Times, it was finally time to go outside, away from crowds, and take a break from the pandemic.
I was attempting to make my way to General Sherman and other sequoias affected by the KNP Complex fire, but the road between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park remains closed due to inclement weather.The General Grant tree in Kings Canyon National Park is the world’s second-largest by trunk volume.General Grant did not disappoint. The tree is about 268 feet high, and the circumference of the trunk is 107 feet, second in size only to General Sherman.
Yosemite took my breath away. My first visit. Ancient giant granite cliffs. Snow-covered meadows. Ice weighing down the pine needles. The rush of the waterfalls breaking the silent air. I am already planning my second visit.AdvertisementAnd lastly, a brief stop to photograph trees affected by the Caldor fire near Martin Meadows, about 35 miles south of Lake Tahoe. The Caldor fire burned 221,835 acres in the fall of 2021. Recent storms have dropped multiple feet of snow, with more on the way.
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