Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3 - Page 123

alphabassettgrrl · 07-03-2007, 02:48 PM

Oh, and Kevy, I'm with you about falling asleep alone. I'll be doing that a couple nights this week and it's going to suck.

Kevy Baby · 07-03-2007, 03:22 PM

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.

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Oh, and Kevy, I'm with you about falling asleep alone. I'll be doing that a couple nights this week and it's going to suck.

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.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-03-2007, 03:32 PM

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!"

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 04:07 PM

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:

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 04:10 PM

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

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 04:17 PM

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:

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 04:22 PM

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:

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 04:27 PM

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:

Disneyphile · 07-03-2007, 05:23 PM

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.

Capt Jack · 07-03-2007, 05:28 PM

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

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07-03-2007, 02:48 PM	#1221
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Oh, and Kevy, I'm with you about falling asleep alone. I'll be doing that a couple nights this week and it's going to suck. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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07-03-2007, 03:32 PM	#1223
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	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!"
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07-03-2007, 04:07 PM	#1224
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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:
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07-03-2007, 04:10 PM	#1225
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Friday Night Campfire People arrived at camp at all hours throughout Friday. We ended the evening with a mellow fireside chat:
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07-03-2007, 04:17 PM	#1226
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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:
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07-03-2007, 04:22 PM	#1227
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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:
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07-03-2007, 04:27 PM	#1228
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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:
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07-03-2007, 05:23 PM	#1229
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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.
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07-03-2007, 05:28 PM	#1230
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	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 __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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