If you are leaving CA, I would definitely do the HST now!
That Big Arroyo crossing would just require care. This is not playing out to be a high water year. Sierra snowpack is 64% of normal at this point, with zilch on the radar.
The public transportation options from LA using Amtrak and the public shuttles will work, though the Visalia connection may require an overnight (from what I have read). Thinking more about it, you could possibly even hire a taxi out of Visalia to get to Sequoia -- I asked a driver once, and he told me it would be about $150 to get to Sequoia.
Last edited by Steve C; 01/26/15 12:01 PM.
