Filled up in Visalia, drove up to the park, drove around in the park for 3 days, drove back to Los Angeles and still have 3 bars on my tank. So far the average mpg 46.4. The prius was able to match 6 cylinder cars going the grapevine, but I had no interest in racing them down the hill. This car is awesome.
My favorite NP in the Known World! If you entered via the entrance closest to Visalia (as opposed to Fresno, for those who may be vaguely familiar, or who wanna look on a map), you climbed almost exactly 100 switchbacks, most of them on steep inclines. (I counted them once.) Did you happen to notice going up how bad your MPG was? I doubt it was 25 MPG, if that. Your first trip to Sequoia? Everyone should see it!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jack Kelly @ Jul 22 2006, 03:03 AM) [snapback]290382[/snapback]</div> I agree! What an incredible exerience. We stayed at a bed in breakfast in Lemon Grove, or was it called Lemon Grove, on the way up from Visalia. Wow, 100 Switchbacks, I knew it was a lot, but 100, whew!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jul 21 2006, 11:49 PM) [snapback]290338[/snapback]</div> Well, we went through Visalia up the 65 to the 180 to get to the park. On the way down, we came down the 245 which is the 100 switchbacks. Got 99 mpg for 50 minutes straight going down that bad boy. Sequoia is awesome. The trees are amazing. Can you believe that General Sherman is estimated to be 2300 years old? That means that tree was 300 years old when Jesus was around. We stayed at the John Muir Lodge. It was nice, but next time we go we'll stay at the Wuksachi Village. That place was pristine and it's got wifi in the lodge.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jul 22 2006, 11:18 AM) [snapback]290549[/snapback]</div> I wish they had hot tubs at the lodge, I've stayed there several times, and wish I could sit outside in the falling snow in a hot tub or on a clear night, see all those stars. My favorite NP too!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jonbeck @ Jul 22 2006, 06:13 PM) [snapback]290662[/snapback]</div> I think hot tubs would be yet another attraction for bears(which we got to catch a glimpse of one this visit). No need to attract them anymore than we already do. Sequoia/kings is awesome, but I'd still have to put yellowstone above it.
We went to Sequoia a few years back and I agree it is awesome. I hit a pot hole on the way down blowing out a tire. A herd of happy california cows watch me change it on that incline. We drove our Prius up and over Tioga Pass into Yosemite this year on our way to Monterey Bay. It had no trouble at all climbing to the nearly 10,000 foot entrance there....the car loves hills.
next time we go we'll stay at the Wuksachi Village....it's got wifi in the lodge. wish they had hot tubs at the lodge, I think hot tubs would be yet another attraction for bears The last thing I want to do in a National Park is connect to the internet. While I enjoyed the hot tubs in yellowstone, I am not sure it would be the same in the Sequoias. I don't mind the bears, I'm scared the hot tubs would attract even more yuppies. Of course, if the bears were hungry, maybe more yuppies would not be a bad thing
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(j24816 @ Jul 24 2006, 01:07 AM) [snapback]291330[/snapback]</div> At night(I'm not a camper) sitting I enjoy the internet. I'm addicted.Unlike cell phones where you need towers, wifi just needs a phone line and a wireless modem. Also, just picked this off the sierraclub website: http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlegacy/sequoia/ Gotta love them republicans.
Just returned from Sequoia for the second time in 13 months. Check out this mileage: [attachmentid=10936] I highly recommend the Wuksachi lodge for those interested.
