While driving toward the large Sequoia trees at Sequoia National Park (CA), it’s worth making a stop at Hospital Rock to see the Indian pictographs (the largest Indian village within Sequoia National Park was located here). Simply park in the Hospital Rock picnic area and cross the street (just to the left of the paved road that leads to Buckeye Flat camping ground). There are about 10 steps (that’s all) that will lead you to hospital Rock and an area on the side of the rock that is protected from the elements and has bright red pictographs:
Petrified Gardens Oregon Caves
It doesn’t take long into the Oregon Cave National Monument Cave tour to get to some beautiful and interesting cave formations. After leaving Watson’s Grotto, you almost immediately reach Petrified Gardens where there are a lot of flow stones along the walls:
And soda straws on the cave ceiling:
The next stop on the Oregon Caves tour is at the Dry Room.