Fresno Put The Boozing In Our Cruzing

So, we decided to make a last minute change to our route & gave Babbitt's Aunt Shannon about 2 hours notice before we showed up on her doorstep with a bottle of vodka & beer!  Shannon & Tom couldn't have been more easy going about the whole thing, but we were all so excited that we ended up really tying one on...making the next day a bit rough.  Good thing Tom kept things cool the previous night, because he was able to help Babbitt change the oil on The Rig.  Plus, Shannon cancelled most of her tennis lessons for the day, so we got to spend extra time with her before heading to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks!

Tom, Babbitt & Shannon at Yard House in Fresno
We stuck with waters here, but the food was so outstanding we didn't need anything else
Once again you can tell when we are having the best times, because we always forget to take photos

Babbitt with The General Sherman Tree behind him at Sequoia National Park
This tree is the largest tree by volume in the world...52,500 cubic feet!

Katie inside a fallen sequoia in the Giant Forest
Even after these trees crash to the ground, they are still works of art

Another massive sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park

Katie & The Rig in the parking area for The General Grant Tree
It's tough to convey the size of these trees with photos, so Babbitt insisted on including
this forced perspective he took & in turn Katie has started calling him Ansel Adams