r/Sequoia

When we were rolling up to the Ash Mountain Entrance on Sunday, we spotted this guy just motionless in the road.

It first looked like a clump of leaves or something road rotting from a few cars back, then saw its gigantic self. It looked bigger than the tarantulas known to be in the parks, and was 7-8" from back leg to front without being stretched out/walking.

Unfortunately, seconds after I'd recorded it, a car coming thru the exit gate did not see the massive thing on the road, and we watched it be toothpaste-rolled. Cannot unhear or unsee that. 😔