The end of Day 6 and beginning of Day 7 mark the biggest mistake I made on this trip. Weeks before leaving home, I decided I would spend two nights in Yosemite, and one night in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon area. Two hotels showed some promise for Night 6: the Montecito Sequoia Lodge, and the John Muir Lodge at Grant Grove Village. The prices were the same ($69 per night, a good deal for a room inside any national park), but the Montecito offered a free dinner and breakfast. So, my thrifty side tipped the scales, and I booked a night […]