Had to sleep in this morning because it was too cold to get out from the covers! But sun is out and has warmed quickly - started out on our dog walk through the campground (which is actually quite large) with a sweatshirt, but had peeled that to long sleeves, and thought about shedding the long sleeves by the time I got back to RV. I decided to move sites, but stay at the campground - first site was not level, in 2 directions, so I was even walking drunk in the RV! Moved up the hill, have to maneuver more to get into site, but it's worth it once I'm in. Over brunch, I read the park newspaper and discovered a tidbit of info that I would have liked to know yesterday - the National Forest allows dogs on trails, the National Parks do not. It's all very confusing because the roads run in and out of Sequoia National Park to Kings Canyon National Park to Sequoia National Forest (which contains Sequoia National Monument)...So now I am studying this map trying to figure which trails are in forest vs park. I found a couple Rangers (?) - they had uniforms and hats, were very nice, but really looked like they should be in a comedy movie, Dumb and Dumber? Anyway, their advice might be true, but they finished by suggesting I ask the "Rangers" so I went to the official Visitor Center and got a few leads from a "real ranger". Unfortunately, it all seemed to be in the area north that I just covered yesterday! So I headed south through Kings Canyon Park, through a little section of Sequoia Nat Forest, and into Sequoia National Park. I very quickly hit the snow line with lots of snow in the shaded areas. I stopped at Stoney Creek Campground, which is still closed due to snow and the continuing cleanup, but hoped we could at least hike into this area. Fortunately, I met the campground hosts and their gorgeous, frisky yellow lab and they were very friendly but said I couldn't even walk through area because they have crews coming in to clean up for their opening day this Friday - they invited me to come back early Fri morning as they will have 5 walk in sites available, the rest are all reserved (it is Memorial Day weekend!). They told me about the Stoney Creek Trail that I could catch from the road, "although it's a bit undetectable in places due to winter/spring washaways" or I could catch it at the lodge. I opted for the lodge since it also had parking, and prepared for a hike with Sara since this area is in the National Forest. In actuality, there was no trail that I could see, but I followed the water gully, crawling over fallen sequoias and other trees, while watching for snakes, coyotes, bears, etc. (I read the park literature warning about bears, rattlesnakes, giardia from water, cougars - "if attacked, fight back!, lightning, and falling trees - "sequoias can kill"). I actually met one of the lodge employees who was on a break, looking for a tanning spot on the rocks at creek side! I could think of a lot of other places to go tanning, have I told you about Phoenix??!! Or the CA coast?! But, I guess you take your breaks when/where you are! So it was a short hike, I was being very careful to avoid getting lost!! Back on the road, I saw quite a few deer - one group was at a rest stop under the sequoias, and I was just a couple feet away without them startling - must be pretty tame! I turned around just before Wuksachi Lodge as the road was getting more twisted and headed back to Azalea Campground. Dinner and another dog walk will finish the day, maybe I'll catch the sunset tonight, don't know why I missed it last night!