Yosemite Trip Deposits Coming Due
 

The deposit for the two adjoining cabins in Yosemite will be due at the end of this month (which gives me time to apply the amount to my credit card before the rental agency charges me).

So, if you need to back out, now is the time to do it. If you are confirmed, you'll need to send me a check in the next few weeks.

First things first:

Who is confirmed?

Ken and Teresa
The LashPair
John and Bill
Chris and Lisa
Kevin and Susan
Jesse and Heather
Donna
Wendybeth, Eric and Toribear

Once I have confirmations from everyone, the amount remaining will look something like this:


So, please confirm by February 8th that you will be attending.

Not that I want anyone to back out ....


but think of me as the hungry alligator with jaws agape in the swamp below the treacherous, swinging rope bridge of financial peril ... awaiting any chance to sleep comfortably indoors.





Otherwise, SuPeR K! and I will be camped out in Yosemite Valley - - and you are all invited to a campsite weenie roast one evening as our guests. :cheers:

Can I confirm that I am confused?

Why are you confused?

EDIT: I'm calling you.

PNW contingent is a go.:D

iSm, we'll see you that weenie roast and raise you a nice, home cooked meal complete with cocktails.:cheers:

LashPair - Present & Correct !! :D

I am taking down all my Christmas stuff and would normally be a little morose about it, but having this to plan and look forward to is a real mood booster.

I'm super excited except for one big bit of worry - Thurston can't be at the cabin and has to stay with my brother. I may be driving to Oakhurst regularly.

Ok... Bill and I are confirmed.

Confirmed AND confused. I'm impressed.

Hey... All my mental energy right now is focused on surviving work until it's time for our trip to DC.

We'll go with you. (Why can't Thurston be there? :()

I'm a confirmed bailer. :(

Yes, I suck. I just did my taxes and let's just say that it's going to take a miracle for me to pay the state. Forget the Cabin and forget Cambria in there too.

I will not accept a refund on my deposit so forget about that.

No dogs allowed on the property - although there's a part of me that wants to see if we can smuggle him in. Not sure we can manage that without putting everyone is jeopardy (and we don't have Brad there to pretend he has Touretts).

Nooooo!!!!

That's it. I don't believe you exist at all- you're really just a Snowbot posing as a really cool person that I want to meet irl and never seem to be able to....

(I'm sad, but really I do understand!)

Just give them an IOU.

Ha! I am real, you've seen pics of me at other DL related events. I'm simply snubbing you, very rudely! ;) I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with all the one-liners.

Are the PNW only doing Yosemite, no further travels south? I'm going to try to maybe make Cambria, failing that it will be a weekend on someone's couch and a day at DL.

Hmm, should I change my name to snowbot?

We have to head back, so no further south.:(

The state is not going to pay you so I don't see what obligation you have to pay the state.

Oh, yes, by all means, stiff the FTB and see what happens. :evil:


(The IRS are fluffy lolipop angels of compassion in comparison)

Im bummin. wish I could go, but aint no way...

have fun

I can't do yosemite either :( - but I am fully booked in for Cambria.

There is a cabin next door to ours that sleeps 4 and is available during that time frame.

We're still in, thanks to our upcoming tax refund. :)

We are confirmed.

Yaay! Tori will be happy to see that, KB.:)

As long as she doesn't get gaseous!

I don't have a reputation :D

(Well, at least not for my odiferocitiousness.)

I first read that as "We are confined.", and thought "It's about time!" ;)

"The air is sweet and fragrant... and none may pass without my permission !!"



...name that movie

The only 'None shall pass' I can think of is Tim, when he is busily blowing up the hillsides in 'The Holy Grail'.

Labrynth!!!!! My favorite movie!

Keep Monty Python out of MY thread.

The fun part is, we could make sly obscure references and you probably wouldn't even know!

But that would be spamming NA's thread and who would do a thing like that?

But it's NOT from Monty Python. Was there a Python reference earlier?


And is anyone feeding the alligator??

Two posts above NA's post was this one:

It's not like I mentioned spam, or Wensleydale cheese, or asked anyone what their favorite color was.

Wensleydale is Wallace and Gromit!

Can I moderate a moderator? ;)

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

It's also from 'The Cheese Shoppe' sketch by MP- W&G is just bonus.:D

But there was no cheese in the cheese shop. Foul!

Well, there was- but the cat ate it.

Now when I read the deposits are due, I can't help but to think of this post in another thread.

Kevy, have you confirmed you and Susan?

He did, NA.

Damn. I was hoping he wouldn't be there. ;) (J/K)

He and Eric are going to have a Snore-Off, followed by a Gasathon with Toribear.:evil:

we can make Kevy sleep on the Verandah...

...and I can slip Vegemite into his Bacon.


...come to think of it, any gassy/snory people (myself excepted, of course) can pe put on the Verandah.....

Yep

Depends: is this "Verandah" person cute?

If we're going to be having a snor off the I need to smuggle in Thurston.

Hmmmm... Monday's dinner looks interesting... :D

ok, so it appearing my offer to host a weenie roast one evening in the Valley has been, let's politely say ignored .... i'm going to throw over all the cards and ask straight out: Does Donna bowing out open a spot in a cabin that i might have?

Donna's spot isn't quite open yet, but I'll let you know if and when a spot does become completely available.

Gotcha.

Just place us in a room (even the floor) with people who don't snore. I'll seriously not sleep a wink, and that gets quite ugly after two days. ;)

Being 100 percent serious here....if 'you' are a snore like a buzz saw person, you should post it here, NA can look at the list and possibly put the worst offenders in the Little Scenic half of the cabin so that the non snore folks can have a good night sleep and the snore folk can bust out ear plugs and call it a good deed!

Or the flip side

if the snore crew outnumber the I need my quiet to sleep then it's a simple flip to put the non snore in the little scenic so they can close the door to the big cabin and get more peace...

Good idea Mama Silva (am I allowed to call you that?).

I think so far, the tally is:

Noise Makers
Kevin (with Susan)
Eric (with Wenchybeth and the smelly one)

Quiet Sleepers
Ken and Teresa

Thanks kevy and yes I answered to that long before I ever owned a computer...other folks just call me Margaret but I answer to MammaSilva, Margaret or even MS...

KB- I'm not quite as smelly as I used to be. I've learned to control my awesome powers!

Btw, you're toast. :evil:

I highly recommend the 'hand in the lukewarm water while sleeping' thing.
good ol fashioned camping fun

:evil:

you should see MY "camping" fun :D

If I manage to snag a spot, just note that I would be in the buzzsaw column.


But that doesn't mean I want to hear Kevy. Unfortunately, the next cabin is not far enough. I would be able to hear him from my tent in the Valley.:p

I will probably bring my CPAP so that I minimize if not downright eliminate the snoring.

Don't worry. Eric will drown him out. No one believes me until they actually hear it- the guy has had several sleep studies, surgery, meds, etc- to no avail. Like I said, I'll bring plenty of industrial strength ear plugs.

Ya'll (this means you) are taking the long way to LA from Yosemite, right?

You Bet !! Tickets are already purchased for the tours and accommodation at Moonstone Beach arranged...

...we ARE going to see you there, right ?

We can do Duelling CPAP's :cool: Stoat hates when mine blows in his ear at night. :D

Looks like I will be chauffeuring the Lashpair to Yosemite, so at least I can say hi and then WB will believe that I am, indeed, a real person and not just some snowbot.

For those who don't know, a CPAP is a birth control device. I mean, who would want to have sex with someone wearing one of these:

Yaayyy!!!!!! (About frikkin' time, missy).

Goodness - it's hard to believe there's so many LoT Family here who haven't met IRL...

The LashPair - Bringing folk together since 2002 ! (or is it 1999 - when did I first meet 'That Guy' and SM ?)

So, is anyone really going to be doing any sleeping? I envision laughter and merriment carrying on until dawn

1999 was the year you snubbed me. ;)

You left out another activity.... :evil:

Sure, we'll be there. My post was directed at the Yosemite-bound folks who currently aren't planning on swinging by Hearst Castle afterwards. You know, a gentle nudge to get them to Cambria.

I wish I could, but we don't have enough time.:(

Speaking of Cambria - The bungalow that we are renting is Cambria sleeps 6 (2 BD plus sleeper sofa and futon on the LR). This group includes the LashPair, Chris and I and Mousey Girl. We have room to house one more person is anyone is interested.

:eek: I am a 5th wheel!!!

:( I will miss SF.

well, I had to practice sometime, didn't I ?
sooooo, you're flat, and in the trunk of a car?.... :D
I miss SanFrancisco too... ;)

UPDATE:

We're getting close to final confirmations. Donna has been kidnapped and has no choice in the matter. She will be staying. :evil:

Sadly, MousePod and H cannot attend. Their spaces have been offered to ISM and Keith, but I'm waiting for confirmation from them. If all goes well, I may actually have a real number to give you all so you can make your deposits.

Like it or lump it, I'll be in the snorathon contest, I guess.

Good thing I have new jammies for the trip.

NA, if that extra single spot is still available, please let me know what it would cost

At this point, it would be $173.44. I'll post when I know more.

There's also a single spot available in the bungalow in Cambria following Yosemite.

Yaaayy!!! I finally get to meet you in person! :D

However, I feel I must also post a sad cheese for the Mousepods.
We'll miss seeing them. :(

I'm sad for the Mousepods, too.

Yes; those will come in handy when you get thrown outside in the middle of the night.

We have to bring jammies? :(

After doing about 12 loads of laundry this weekend, I declared that we will no longer be wearing clothes. So, jammies are not required as far as I'm concerned. Blinders, however, may be. ;)

I promise to do one of those spray-on tans. ;)

Hmmm, maybe better bring a space heater and a long extension cord, just in case.

Actually, bringing a small heater might not be a bad idea. We have a heat dish we can bring. :)

Looks like iSm and I are in :cheers:

OK, We are set, confirmed, full etc. There IS a cabin next door that sleeps 4 that was still available last week. I believe that cabin is $275 per night. So, if there is still interest, I'd suggest renting that one.

Yaayyy again- Keith and iSm are going, too!!!!

Can we still roast Steve's wienies?

He has more than one?!? :eek: :eek: :eek:

The Weenie roast can complement the Titanic Pie evening !! We can call it the "Wieners & Going Down" theme.

Actually, it's just a turn of the phrase ... likely because I have enough for two average ones.

Oh, Tori's gonna have FUN!:D

That's why his package is alarming.

Oh, and I'm going to meet Sue Perk SuPeRK! Keith at last too !! :cool:

Where's the menu/team thingiebop again?

NA mentioned sandwich (or sandwhish) material will be a good thing for walkabouts. Would anyone find Italian deli items appealing? SF is bread mecca and Molinari's is Italian deli mecca.

So, is this a good thing?

Here's the spread sheet for meal sign ups (or, what's left of it).

I'm prepping another doc for everyone to destroy that has the key information for the cabin on it. Maybe I'll protect this one. ;)

We signed up to do a sandwich bar for lunch on Tuesday. :)

LOL The capitalization of my nickname has it's reasoning, but I could see how you would be confused on how to pronounce it ;)

This trip is going to be awesome! Now I just need to figure out all my travel arrangements...

Oh, yeah! This trip is going to be fun! :)

As long as you don't eat any beans, we'll all get along just fine. :p

She doesn't like beans, thank God.



But I do......:D

I'll bring a cork.

I'll bring duct tape

No, you can sleep outside in the fresh air!

Sleeping outside is better anyway. That is where the lowercase bears are anyway.

I'm going to try and remember to yell out, when I do spot one, "LOOK! Lowercase Bear!".

I like that term!

Hehehehehehehehehehe... <-----(verbalisation of intended smiley)

Alex, I'm giggling like a schoolgirl here. I hope I get to meet you (and Lani) irl and thank you for your humour, cos you're a crackup !!

REMINDER:

Yosemite Deposits are due to me this Sunday - March 1.

The check is going out in today's mail.

Or at least mine is: I can't vouch for others.

Mine went out yesterday.:)

Ours will be in the mail tomorrow.

I'm sending mine in Tim Tams.....

I'll be mailing ours tomorrow or Friday. :)

I got my receipt from Scenic Wonders in the mail today. We are all paid up and confirmed. YAY! I will be putting together a Google doc with all of the pertinent information (directions, house phone number, map, etc) If those in attendance would be so kind as to add your cell numbers to this document, we will be good to go (I think).

YAY !!!!!!!! I'm gonna see lowercase bears !!

...who's got Twister? :D

We do.:D

We're also planning on bringing the Wii and WiiFitness board, so we can all pretend ski and snowboard. I don't think there's a dancing in saffron option on it, but then we haven't gotten all the way through yet.


Lisa, do you know if the cabins are outfitted with pots/pans/dishes, etc?

Based on a mojo comment received I'm told my lowercase bears comment above is a Wicked reference.

I've never seen the play, nor read the book. All I know about it is that it is an explanation of why the Wicked Witch in Wizard of the Oz is the way she is. Or something like that.

So if it was a reference, it was unintentional. Just wanted to set the record straight.

I've seen the show twice, and read the book twice, and I'm not familiar with any reference to lowercase bears. So I think your record was straight to begin with.




On the other hand, as I took the reference, it was decidedly non-straight.



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The cabin is supposed to be fully stocked with dishes, pots, pans, towels, etc. Now, who knows what TYPES of these items are on hand.


I'm going to be subjected to a Wii, eh? I've been very good at avoiding it all of this time, but I don't think that's going to be possible. :eek:

in Wicked, there are two types of animals (The primary one in the book is Dr. Dillamond who is a Goat, but let's use bears as an example) there are:
bears (lowercase) - these are bears who are just 'dumb' animals.
and
Bears (Uppercase) = these are intelligent Bears who can talk and reason with other humans/witches/beings etc.

It is a terrible thing to kill an Animal as opposed to an animal. Let alone eat one... (not that you'd eat a lowercase bear...)

We'll being our Wiimotes and a few Wii games. Gotta love some Raving Rabbids! ;)

Also, we're planning on bringing a few various board games, including Things the Game, which is a total laugh riot.

So many entendres, so little time...

Heheheh. :evil:

Just so you all know, I'm so going to kick all of you guys' butts at Baseball, Tennis and that one dancing thingy on the WiiFitness board. :p

Dancing? I've been taking lessons. It is SO on, girlie! You better be ready to bring it! :cool:

Does anyone have Samba de Amigo and the peripheral maracas? That's some silly fun.

I avoided dabbling with the Wii for a long time too, but resistance is futile. I even gave someone a Wii for a birthday present last year, when I had the means. You guys are gonna have so much fun on this trip. I am no camper, but I'm envious. Yosemite only gets this swanky once a year.

Bring it on, dude! Bring. It. On. :snap:

Lol.

OK, I'm already working on my Teflon Wii suit. I will NOT play. I will NOT play.

Really.


I will NOT.

OK, fine. But by all means, please do laugh and take pictures. Anything involving the Wii Fit balance board is funny to watch -- the Yoga and hula-hooping, particularly.

Lisa- trust me. You will love it. It's not at all like other video games, and I really think you'd be very good at it. Can't suck any worse than me, at any rate.

I'll likely wii very little, too.

board games = quaint. Video games = tv in the woods.


just me.

Now there's a group I haven't heard for years ! I used to have ALL their records.

You guys are KILLING me!!! The Wii and the board games sound like such fun!! That is what I love about heading up to the mountains/secluded places such as that. There comes a time when, unless you want to be outside in the pitch black {and I can only do that for so long} that you come in and want to do something besides read. Or talk.

Don't forget a deck of cards, always fun.

AND does anyone have a large paper tablet type thing {or white board?} to do that Win Lose or Draw game? I forget what it is called but that is what it is fashioned after.

That Wii sounds like such fun. I think that it would be hilarious to get the gang together to play.

You guys have a helluva great time! I haven't said, but, I was dealing with not going with you guys because I had a room reserved for the end of the month, our anniversary. Unfortunately, we've had to cancel. It is soooo painful to cancel vacation reservations....the worst when it is to Yosemite.

*sigh*

(Psst: Disneyphile is a chick.)

I will be right there with you (and iSm), not playing video games in the woods at Yosemite.

ToriBear is 13, KB. Everyone is 'dude', or 'dork', etc.

Me too! Board games or cards.

Just curious- is it some sort of sacrilege playing a Wii in the wilderness? Up here, there is nothing but forested wilderness, and everyone I know has a Wii. ;)

(We'll be bringing board games and such as well).

What about Spin The Bottle?... that's not a video game..... :evil:

Or even playing a Wii in the Wiilderness. :D

I have gone wee in the wilderness.

Heheh.



It's not sacrilege or anything, just not for me. I know we're staying in a cabin and it's not quite swank camp ... but to the extent possible, I want to feel like I'm getting away from the modern world and reconnecting for my one puny week of the live-long year to blissful nature.

So electronic devices are anathema to me in such situations. I'm glad I won't have cell phone reception. I'm glad I won't hear news of the outside world, or have the internet.

I'm not going to go all Amish on you, but I will look askance at anyone who turns on a tv in the cabin. I understand wii, and it's fun, and games are cool in a cabin. But i'll be sticking to hangman and twister .... and, 'natch, spin the bottle.

:evil:

If you're sleeping in a structure that has its own modern plumbing then I say it doesn't really matter any more whether you watch TV or play video games. You're no more "in the woods" than if you were staying at the Best Western just outside the park entrance.

Just my (irrelevant since I won't be there) curmudgeonly view.

Except it seems to me that's like saying as long as I'm in my hotel room across the Seine from the Louvre, I'm no more in Paris than if I were staying in Berlin.

I suppose it would be, but that's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying that if you're in a hotel in Paris across the from the Louvre I don't think that would create any barriers to watching TV either. Or playing Wii if it were in the room.

I agree that watching TV while camping is contradictory because there is a point to camping that TV conflicts with (in my opinion). That same contradiction doesn't exist when you are essentially staying in a hotel, no matter how close it is to the woods.

But then I consider air mattresses to be contradictory to the purpose of going camping so what the heck do I know. It just seems to me that drawing the line at Wii is a weird place to draw a line once you're already staying in a fully modern house with a dozen other people. Once it's dark out it won't be much functionality different than if you were all at a party in Irvine.

The difference is it's a house purposely in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't be there at all if it were a house in the middle of Irvine.

That said, I won't make any kind of fuss over wii, and will likely take a turn or two myself. The wii is electronic, but it doesn't bring in the outside world. Turn on the television, and I would have a problem. But since the same device is used in each instance, my personal line is wiggly.


But there's modern and then there's modern. It might seem like pretend roughing it to go without computers, smart phones and video games ... and just make do with early 20th century rustic stuff like indoor plumbing and kitchens.


I'm fine with "theme" if I don't have the real thing.


.

If Irvine LoTers were throwing a big party you wouldn't go? Now you've hurt their feelings.

Anyway, it is all good. Just realized the short way of saying what I meant (but why say it quickly if I can say it with 5400 words):

Go ahead an play Wii, it isn't like you're camping.

I might, I'd just rather play naked twister.



If I were grabbing a snack in my Paris hotel room, I'd still rather eat quiche than a hot dog.

So at the cabin in the words, I want to play board games at night. It's just to apply the ambience to all aspects.

Hey, it's an imrpovement.

I'm not saying "stupid people, why go to Yosemite if you aren't going to sleep naked in the dirt and be awoken by bears tearing you apart in search of the bologna slice you accidentally fell asleep on."

And iSm isn't saying "bah! the whole thing is ruined and a waste of time because we aren't staying in the third house from the left that has the perfect view of the second tallest tree which is spiritually the most important one and if you can't see it within forty seconds of awakening then why the hell even bother going! Dibs on the upper bunk!"

Debating why exactly it is ok to play Wii seems like a softening of temperaments.

Hmmm, I almost regret softening.

More reasonable, perhaps. Less interesting, definitely.

Don't soften too much or you won't be able to reach that 5th colour spot in Naked Twister...

This is exactly why we moved away from Irvine.




iSm is a liar - he partied with us in Irvine. It wasn't a house though, so I guess it doesn't count.

I don't play Wii. I just don't want to get interesting it in, have to spend money on a game that will then either sit on the TV shelf getting dusty OR will suck away any free time I have that I could be doing other things I enjoy and find more fulfilling. It is sort of the same reasoning of why I don't want TV. I simply don't want yet another thing that I have to do that takes away from the other stuff I want to be doing. As it is, I STILL don't have enough time to complete the art projects I want to complete. I have the internet as my guilty distraction. I don't need another one.

And, when I'm in Yosemite, I want to spend time talking with people F2F - yest, we spend all year talking on LoT but I want quality F2F time, damnit. I just don't see playing with an electronic game as quality F2F time.

Did I out-curmudgeon anyone yet?

Lol- for the record, we seldom play with the Wii anymore. It just seemed like a good photo op (I must get a pic of Lisa ski-jumping!) and something to do for the kid when she gets bored with us old farts. Alex makes the point I was trying to make, only much better of course. We're not exactly roughing it- we're in a house, with lots of modern conveniences, and it might just provide some fun moments for those interested in trying it.

Close.



But there's nothing wrong with games, per se. I'm looking foward to Twister for some F2? time!




.

Besides, there a hot tub.

Methinks you're really looking for some cheek 2 cheek time ;)

Stoat's short. It would be Cheek 2 Chest. Now THAT would make a good photo opp.. :D

I like hot-tubs. It's just like Shabu-Shabu, but with people.

You know, I really need to get that Google Doc with the information on it up ASAP, don't I?

K! and I missed the Wiki meal assignments.

Maybe we could treat everyone to lunch out somewhere one day (*cough*Ahwahnee*cough*).



And, heheh, I like the sound of the "K! and I"




oh, and is there anyone who might be able to give the K! a ride back to L.A.??? I'm contemplating a Grand California Spectacular - - where he and I enter the Easter Sunday Big Wheel Race in San Francisco, then head for Yosemite. After that, I'd head for the Central Coast with the LashPair entourage, but K! would need to get back to L.A. Is anyone going back home after Yosemite and not to Cambria (or, ya know, Washington)??

John and Bill are heading back, but they have a Mini. Not sure about Kevin and Susan. Teresa and Ken are also heading back. But, I think that's all for the So Cal folks. You may want to contact people directly.

We might have room... It depends on how well he folds and stows. ;)




(ETA: In all seriousness, I really don't think we'll have room. I just had this twisted mental image of K packed away in the back with everything else.)

Which one? Ken (Frodo Potter), K! (keith - SuPeR K!), or me?

Keith :rolleyes:

oooh, our very own KKK.

But how about the mental image of ME packed away in the back of your mini.:eek:You are a bad, bad man iSm. Especially in the context of this post and the, um... "prop" you brought to the last camping trip.

Hee hee

Oh, please ... they couldn't even fit that "prop" in their Mini.

It was a maxi.



So, we still need a taxi. Service from Yosemite to Los Angeles. Anyone?

Bueller?

We could always strap him to the roof of our car.

Good chance we could help, but I won't know for sure until we get closer. We plan on taking the van which will leave us more room.

Ooh... a strap-on!

I'm so excited for this trip! I'll give some gas money and whatnot to whoever can bring me back to LA on Friday :)

Lemme talk to Ken, but we're still hashing out details about when we're coming back exactly, since we might go visit a friend who lives in that area.

I must warn you though - I have a strong love for Neil Diamond, Enya, Yanni and John Denver while on road trips. And, Ken will confirm that I'm not joking. ;)

Keith, you have an iPod, don't you?

Yes- I have my iPhone! But I'm totally fine listening to other people's music for a bit before I'll need to use it :cheers:

this breaking news just in from Yosemite, California



film @ 11

K - shouldn't be a problem with you riding back down with us! Do you have a certain time that you need to be back? We plan on getting back rather late that night. :)

Okay, the car rental reservation is confirmed. Sorry guy, I could not get the Hummer. ;) You will fit in a MINI, right?;)










I probably would not fit in a MINI

What kind of car DID you get?

It is going to be interesting fitting all of our vehicles into parking at the cabin.

I dunno yet, it's a standard full size car ("Chevy Impala, Nissan Altima, Dodge Charger, or similar") I'm going to try to make sure it's the Nissan.

Our car doesn't take up much room. In fact, if anyone brings one of those humongous monster pick-ups, we can park in the bed of it. ;)

Kevy told me Id better rent a larger car for the trip. Now, you all know I drive a full-sized Volvo Wagon, don't you? If I need to rent a car larger than that, we're ALL doomed.

We're bringing the van, so we can probably assist with luggage or Minis.

If it gets real bad, we can rent a trailer: we have 7,000 pounds of towing capacity

Really... How much stuff does one really need? If anyone shows up with oddments of small furniture, they may expect a disbelieving glance and a disapproving tone directed at them.

Coming from someone with this as an avatar, I find that comment mildly amusing. ;)

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OMG, THAT"S A CHAIR ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Poor bear.:(

You no like? It used to be in the White House:

Here's a picture with the head extended. (That's the trapper that killed the bears, BTW. Seth Kinman)

Where is it now?



(And please don't say the Smithsonian)

Who knows. As near as I can figure, it was sold off sometime in the late 1890s, early 1900s. It can be seen in a picture taken in the WH library (currently the Yellow Oval Room) in the early 1890s. After that, it disappears.

Well, we'd have to resort to Brown Bears, but let's make a new one at Yosemite!!


Or, we could use some of the other available breeds of more local bear as furniture for an evening of comfort and bliss.

Somehow the mental picture of ISM skinning a bear just isn't working for me.

How about iSm skinny-dipping with a Bear?

That seems very plausible

There's a hot tub, right?

Yes.

How about a hot French Maid?

Speaking of which, Susan and I should have that frock ready for you in time.

Can't remember - are you going to wear it with a garter belt and stockings? If so, we'll be sure to hem it up a little higher.




;)

HEY... wait a minute!!!!

He's right. It's going to be cold there- better make those garters fur lined.

Good point! We'll be sure to add fur in the proper places. I think hot pink long shag would look great in contrast with the shiny black and white of the whole ensemble. :snap:

DON'T I GET A SAY IN THIS MATTER?!?

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Well, KB- I think it only right that you decide what manner of depilatory is to be used. Just so you know, waxing lasts longer.

Oh, yeah, and with the way we cut this, he's definitely gonna want to wax. Although, I suggest going to a salon for those hard-to-reach areas.

Sure! What length of feathers do you want in your duster?

So, who is bring the wax to Yosemite so Kevy can get shorn from neck to crack?


In the woods, no one can hear you scream. :evil:

We will hear him.

Heck I'm betting you guys wax him....

I"LL be able to hear him here at my keyboard!

We are.

I've already ordered a 5-gallon bucket of strawberry-flavored wax, and having it shipped directly to the cabin.

So, the real question here is who is going to do the deed?

Well, I am a professional, and the only licensed cosmetologist in the group. I am also insured for a million, so I feel comfortable getting pasted beforehand. It's so much more amusing.;)

Who says that I'm not already waxed???

How about tweezed?

Thanks for taking one for the team, WB! :snap:

Well, as long as alcohol is involved, I'm pretty damned brave.;)

Thank God !! :eek:

Bear's don't skinny-dip. We're not skinny enough. :p


Kevy - your ensemble sounds DIVINE. We'll get some 3D pics. :evil:

[Stoat says] Kevy, we doth think you protest too much. We know you want to do the whole Yosemite gig dressed as a French Maid, you are in the best of hands to have a complete depliliatory (sans Facial hair - that's off limits) to make all of your natural assests shine, glean and plump as they ought. Don't be shy, be ....ummm....primed.

;)

Kevy can dress up as a French Maid as long as he does all of the dishes and cleaning.

I volunteer for KP duty, totally.

NA, I'm on your team, right? PM me, what do I need to bring (besides the LashPair)

Can I interrupt the frilly friviolity for a moment to ask/confirm if someone is able to tranport Keith back to L.A. on Friday?

It's time for me to start putting together the pieces of this odyssey, and I want to find out whether I'm going to San Francisco or not on the way to Yosemite.


Thanks.



Oh, and if Kevy is dressing as a french maid all week, who is bringing the protective goggles??

This may be silly for me to ask, but you and the Lashes are arriving from San Francisco? Um, when are you traveling???


I ask because, as you might surmise from the post above, Super K! and I are considering detouring to SF for Easter Sunday for the annual Big Wheel Race. Will the three of you be in town that day?!?!?

We MAY be able to, but out plans are not concrete yet.

Yeah, I know: not much help.

From about 30 posts ago: ;)

oh, ok ... well, I will take the liberty of answering for the celebrated Mr. K. .... he'll gladly take a late ride Friday. He doesn't need to be back in Vegas till late Saturday.



ok, so looks like we're adding San Francisco. If the Snowlashes are going to be there Sunday, that's BONUS BONUS WIN BONUS.



Now, where can I get a couple of inexpensive Big Wheels by next week?

Hey ISM - did you know the LashPair are gonna be in California? :evil:

NirvanaMan told me he'd keep me up to date, but I guess I shouldn't have relied on that, huh?






ETA: But I'm not crazy. The official schedule starts at Yosemite.

Where's the schedule for Hawaii to Just-Before-Yosemite? I think it's actually harder to keep track of the Lashmovements with 20 threads on the subject than it would be with a normal one or two.

Actually the Lashpair leave SF on Thursday for Spokane, then on Saturday fly into Sacramento for 48 hours crammed with plans ranging from a flyby visit to see the state capitol to going back into the city to see Wicked that evening to a jaunt up to San Jose to tour the Winchester Mystery House then back to devour a deep fried turkey with amazing sides for Easter Dinner, then on Monday they'll tour the Jelly Belly factory and await Snowflakes arrival to carry them on further south to the Yosemite swanking.

Thanks, um, I think. After reading that 3 times, I have no idea where the Lashpair will be on Sunday.

Saturday - Sacramento for 48 hours.
This implies Sacramento Saturday and Sunday, yes???

Back into the City "that evening" for Wicked.
Saturday evening?

A jaunt "up" to San Jose then back for Easter Dinner.
Back to Sacramento?


I'm so very confused.



Ok, whatever. So, Snowflake, whatcha doin' on Easter Sunday???

Wait wait wait... Lashpair will be in San Francisco next week?

Hahaha, I love how the Lashpair, in the space of 30 threads, did not deign to post their Nor Cal schedule, and it turns out so many of us SoCalers are in NorCal during the span they will be.



The only thing I can't determine is whether the NorCal Schedule Mystery is more annoying than the Vast Pink Block Out on the SoCal Schedule.;)

Wait wait wait....we're traveling to Cambria to see the Lashpair and it turns out they'll be in our town the weekend before?!?



Fine! I don't want to tour the fvcking state capitol again anyway.

But what about the Jelly Bean Factory???

Ok I'll type it out more detailed

on Saturday, April 11 the lashpair arrive at the Sac International airport at lunch time, where they will be picked up and taken to the nearest In and Out burger to indulge Bears burning desire to attempt a 6x6. After consuming as much artery clogging goodness as is possible, in route back to Suisun City we will take the scenic route and drive by the capitol building, no tour of same is planned, more like stop hop out take photos, hop back in the vehicle and head west.

We'll arrive at home in time to get things out of the car and organized, eat a bite of dinner for those interested then head back into SF to the theater for Wicked.

Easter Sunday - get up, enjoy watching Miss B hunt eggs and discover the treasures left by the EB, breakfast on bacon and sourdough pancakes with Maple syrup. Head to San Jose (a 90 minute drive in good traffic) to take the pair to Winchester Mystery House...time line TBD on Easter morning. After they have experienced the fun of Miss Sarahs abode and grounds we will return to Suisun City for an Easter dinner of deep fried turkey and assorted side dishes.

Monday morning a trip to the Jelly Belly factory tour concludes the 48 hours of whirlwind fun times as Snowflake will meet us and provide transportation and fun to the pair as they head south to Camp Swank at Yosemite.

PLEASE, someone get pics of his attempt! this must be documented for posterity

What is this about San Francisco before Portland though?

What happens when you travel north on the 101?

Oh make no mistake! I am a scrapbooker, we will order his as an individual order to preserve the receipt for scanning/scrapbooking requirements and I can assure you that there will be at the minimum 3 or more cameras recording the attempt for posterity!







It is my understanding that the pair have reserveed that time to enjoy their holiday plans with MomLash before her return to the land of oz...

Ummm.... it takes a lot longer than the 5 or the 99? :P

Hah - trick question - the 5 and 99 don't go to San Francisco

My head hurts

You get stuck in traffic at the 101/80 split.

Yes and we have Japanese Food planned at some point and goodness knows what else!

Doh!

Found an awesome site that details the hikes in Yosemite:

http://www.yosemitehikes.com/

The site it quite funny too - the authors are very witty and a bit snarky. So, it's an entertaining read, as well as being very informative.

Waaaaaa, most of the really cool hikes will be under 17 feet of snow. The trails will be closed. Bah.


But there are a couple of nice ones in the Valley. And two beautiful waterfalls that are not hikes at all, but short strolls. And plenty of gorgeousness to behold from other short walks.


Of course, with the impending Apocalypse and all, we might have a drastic snowmelt over the next 2 weeks. Who knows?

Current conditions have most trails open, except for those originating from Tioga Pass, Half Dome, 4-mile, and the upper portion of Mist.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~MS~ (Post 275954) It is my understanding that the pair have reserveed that time to enjoy their holiday plans with MomLash before her return to the land of oz...

Dearest All,

In an attempt to keep thread lengths down to about 2500 posts, and end speculation, The LashPair are currently travelling with the StoatMum, to whom we wish to dedicate our time at present. Once mum returns to Ashtraya, Bear and I have side trips with folks that approached us on day one of announcing our return to the USA.

Please remember, there are way more of you than there are of us (two), and even if you contacted us really early in the planning (yes, we planned), we haven't figured out how to be in multiple places at once yet within a set timeframe.

So locale, timing, $$$ and snow had a lot to do with it. I even used a blindfold and a dartboard once during the planning. This was a bad idea as I broke our fish tank and shorted our unit’s fuse-board. I bashed my head on the entertainment unit whilst mopping up the water, and after Bear put ice on the forehead I thought snow would be a good idea for part of our holiday. Hence Washington and Yosemite.

I have always preferred quality over quantity. Because you people are so sharing, and we haven't the capacity to take it all in at more than 100mb/second, we’ve taken a conservative approach to our planning.

If we have offended anyone, I’d just like to recant “you can please some of the people some of the time et al”.

So, from April 13th, it’s Bear Season…and be gentle with us as we bruise easily.

Love and hugs,

The Stoat (and for Bear)

XXX.

Well, that makes sense :)

Um. that's exactly what I meant.

The Vernal Falls/ Nevada Falls Loop is closed. Best.Trail.Ever. But we can go as far as the base of Vernal or maybe up the "Mist" portion a ways. It is stunning and we will enjoy at least a portion of this fabulous trail.

The other stunning trail is off the Glacier Point Road, which I'm assuming is closed (usually is), and that's likely why the 4-mile trail is listed as closed. But the beauty, stunner trail is the Taft Point / Sentinel Dome Loop. OMG, fantasticness. OMG, buried under snow this time of year, heheh.


BUT ... we should have the patented Rivendell Effect in the Valley, with the dozens of tiny waterfalls that only appear for a fraction of the year. A rare treat, ours for the taking.



Sigh, it's just that I don't get to Yosemite much anymore. And the last time I was there was also this time of year, just before the high trails opened that are so unbeliveably rewarding.

Ah well.


Not like we won't be having a freaking fantabulous time!!!

Except, apparently, for all the mysterious "Pink" time. :p






not offended, just perplexed.

Don't be perplexed, be pinkplexed.

Besides, if you want to grab some exclusive pink time with us, you still have the chance to book the remaining yellow block on April 28th, AM.

So there. :p

Thank you! I'm totally fine with a late night arrival :) As iSm stated, I don't need to be back in Vegas until Saturday night so that works perfect for me!

So *basically* what you are trying to say is since you are already in San Jose which is so incredibly close to San Francisco you've decided to stop by for the 4pm BYOBW Race before dinner... AWESOME!

Don't hold a space for us :D but thanks for thinking of us! You guys are welcome to come join us at the Jelly Belly on Monday morning tho!

Coolness!

We like to take our time coming back, having a tendency to stop at odd places on a whim, etc. We've found some really cool hidden jewels that way before. We've been researching some history and such within the central area, so who knows where we might end up. It's fun! :)

Whereas as I am a "get from point A to point B as quickly as possible" kind of guy. I hate even stopping for gas.

Gotta pee? Hold it!

To us, the journey is just as wonderful as the destination. :p

Stop and smell the roses vs. Run them off the road.

I WILL do the info sheet this weekend. I promise.

Roadside attractions are THE BEST!!! I'm so looking forward to this!

Wave as you pass through Bakersfield, though by that time on Friday I will already be in Cambria.

So, I have some questions:

• Do the cabins include dishes and cookware? What about dish soap, etc.?
• Are linens included, or do we need to bring our own bedsheets, towels, et al?
• What time is check-in?
• What time is check-out?

Oh, and I added a note about the Sandwich Bar on the meal spreadsheet.

My question re the cabins:

Are there laundry facilities??

I saw that on the cabin website - there is a washer and dryer.

Good- then I won't have to pack so much. (We're spending several days traveling to and from Yosemite).

Where Scenic Wonders is located (map)
General map of Yosemite area

Commmunity Map (Link)
Once you get to the community, this is the map to use. We are in Scenic Wonders which is on the top left side of the community map. We are going to have to wing it with parking and try and get as many cars into the parking area as we can, leaving the larger ones near the exit for transporting groups.

IMPORTANT INFO:

• Check in is at 4:00 pm. I will be there right at 4 to grab the keys. If you get there early and want to hook up, we'll be in Oakhurst until about 2:30. My cell works in about 1/2 of my brother's house. PM me if you would like his house phone number.
• Check out time is 11 am.
• "Please leave property in the same conition it was when you arrived. Property will be inspected at the time of check out"
• "Quiet hours of the community are from 10 pm - 8 am"
• For road and weather conditions call 209.372.0200
• Snow chains are required November - April
• There are no stores in the immediate area.

If you want to do something cool, go to 7422 Yosemite Park Way Yosemite, CA 95389 in Google Earth and take a look at the cabin.

Important Phone Numbers:
Cabin Phone Nuber: 209.372.9200

Cell phones may NOT work at the cabin but may work in Yosemite Valley. To make outgoing calls on the house phone, you MUST use a Calling Card.

Cabin description:
This custom, tri-level Original Lincoln Log duplex home, was built with the finest quality red cedar logs from California's Northern High Sierras. This home features a spacious living room with a twenty four foot open beam cathedral ceiling, with an authentic river rock fireplace and a Redwood burl mantle shelf that is over 2,000 years' old. European furniture, Indian Art, and Ansel Adams photography are in complete harmony with the red cedar log walls, that make for a real mountain home experience.



The living room is open to the kitchen/dining area and is surrounded by a huge 20' by 36' foot wraparound deck, with a six adult capacity Jacuzzi. The living room and deck also overlook a breathtaking forest/mountain view, with a waterfall in the distance during the spring season. Scenic Wonders is a 6-bedroom duplex, with two 3 bedroom, two bath units. The top level of this two-story unit has 2 bedrooms, with one queen bed in each, one full bath, and a loft with a queen size futon for the children. The main level has the master bedroom with a king size bed, one full bath with Jacuzzi, den with color TV/VCR for the children, and the living room equipped with Dish Network satellite TV/VCR, Stereo/CD player, kitchen and dining area. This unit sleeps 8 comfortably. Scenic Wonders and Little Scenic can be rented together. This is a home with plenty of room for those very special family gatherings!




Other Amenities:
Washer
Dryer
Linens Provided
Full Kitchen
Cooking Utensils Provided
Refrigerator
Dishwasher (his name is Kevin and he wears a maid outfit)
Microwave

Sounds Fabby!! We're In! Does the Kevy Maid Unit do windows? and we'll need a fluffer (for the pillows, of course)

Y'all better watch out. I may just decide to carry out your threats and then you'll be sorry!

Do I need to post pictures to remind you what you would be in for?

I can help with that!

It's almost identical to this, except in black and white, and the skirt is much shorter:

Is it my imagination, or does KB have freakishly small legs? Still, he looks pretty good in pink.

Oooooh! The upper portion of the Mist Trail is presently open!

Snow line is now at 6,000 feet. :)

YAY!!!!!!

I'd better pack the moleskin.

I finally got trekking poles. I always struggle with small rocks and such, especially when coming back down, so that won't be a problem anymore! Now, I can be safe, and without constant worry that I'll stumble and break my ankle or something. (Seriously a silent fear of mine - having to be carried off a trail.)

I scored a gorgeous pair of Swissgear poles with compasses in the handles for $18 at WalMart, of all places. :D

Believe it or not, that's NOT the unusual part of his anatomy. ;)

Well, we did make sure the skirt is still long enough to cover that. :p

So, it's a very short skirt?

Yes, and black.

There hasn't been a new post in this thread since 10:18 this morning. Are we still going?

I'm not sure. I think the LashPair may have gone home.

Going where?

More importantly; there hasn't been a new thread about the trip or the Lashpair today

Wait: are you saying they are here in the US?!? Why didn't someone tell me?

I got new hiking boots today. I was going to wear them on my walks tomorrow but they are so wonderful I don't think they will need much breaking in! I've been wearing them all afternoon and they are like buttah.

Sounds kinda messy.

Not as messy as .... "It's the other ankle." "oh."

I meant to reduce Lisa's quote in my post above to just the last line. If I had, it would have made more sense.

I was just telling this story to Amy yesterday. I was explaining why I needed ankle support and it inevitably ended up with this story. I'm still laughing.:D

OMG, Little Scenic is just Downstairs Scenic.


um, cozy.

And, did you know the LashPair is in town.

Wait... What town?!

Mine.:D (Well, in about 17 hours).

I seriouly thought Little Scenic was some outhouse shack you had to trundle thru the snow for. Sorry, but I wouldn't normally give the downstairs of my house a different name. Hahaha. That's like guys who name their Willie. Hahahahaha. Little Scenic indeed. Sorry.

Is it time to un-sticky this thread?

Ew?;)

Oh - I'm sure one of those Moderator types will get to it eventually, or perhaps we should have a pole?

Fishing or flag?

May

STRIPPER!