If you have the desire to be awe inspired, then Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will deliver. These locations are described as an almost spiritual experience. Until you visit them, it is hard to understand the expansive beauty of the Giant Sequoia Groves located within these parks. Often called “The Land of Giants,” both parks lie side by side in the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range east of the San Joaquin Valley. This valley  is part of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Read more