I understand that NA had a bear incident on Sunday night (and not the kind you might have in the Boom Boom Room in Laguna). I am looking forward to more details on that.




We snuggled when she got to bed at 3:00 and I was happy. I was able to have a brief lunch with her today as well.

My POV.

"BEAR!"

Me, RAC and NirvanaMan were at the campfire when we see flashlights from NA & Euro's area. We all looked back to the medow behind Tent Bornieo where we see a mid-size black bear lumbering off. It was hard to see but damn cool. Later on in the night, I heard some noise from the same area, but when I flashed my light it was 3-4 Deer. I skreeched "It's back!" :)

The Drive to Sequoia
 

Ken and I left Garden Grove about 6:30am, and got to Sequoia's southern entrance about 11am. Shortly after, we unfortunately got stuck in a 50-minute wait for a construction zone escort:



After that mess, we began our trek through the gorgeous scenery:





And, we even saw some of the local residents:



Here's a close-up of the scenery:

Friday Night Campfire
 

People arrived at camp at all hours throughout Friday. We ended the evening with a mellow fireside chat:

Crystal Cave
 

Saturday morning, we explored the wonders of Crystal Cave:






















Even our tallest swanker braved the tight openings:



The strenuous return hike offered some breathtaking scenery:





Blue buckets were provided at the cave entrance for volunteers to hike back with a load of rubble from an old structural demolition that had been polluting the cave. Here are a few of our bold men who carried that weight:

Grants Grove
 

Ken and I took a moment on Sunday to check out a couple highlights at Grants Grove:



This was taken while standing inside Fallen Monarch, which was once a beautiful giant:

Kings Canyon - Zumwalt Meadows
 

On Sunday, everyone went to Kings Canyon. Morrigoon and Chernabog were right ahead of us:



Here is some of the beautiful scenery we experienced at Zumwalt Meadows:





















The graves of the Agnew pioneers:

Kings Canyon - Muir's Pulpit
 

After the meadow trek, we basked in the splendor of Muir's Pulpit:











GusGus survived the "treacherous" trail:



TheRAC lost her sunglasses, resulting in a fun fishing excursion:







Success!



Overall, it was an awesome trip. Ken and I can't wait to go back. :D

just say when. I havent been able to stop thinking about how glorious this all was and how badly I want to repeat the experience