OFFICIAL Kings Canyon Camp Swank Thread - Page 99

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 11:57 AM

You may be right then.

Gemini Cricket · 06-10-2008, 11:59 AM

Here are my Camp Swank 2008 photos

Here are some highlights:

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 12:02 PM

Okay, I'm impatient. Please forgive me for reposting things I'd accidentally posted in the Sooo... thread:

Okay, time for some pics.

I arrived Friday night/Saturday morning at about 2:30am (give or take), so I slept in my car that first night. Didn't sleep long, of course, so I was up with the morning crowd.

Thurston finds himself in a bit of a pickle

Alex arrived shortly after I got up, camera in hand.

DP and FP lounge it up while the breakfast team gets cracking

Thurston is still in a pickle

Mommy? A little help please? (Actually, I include this because I have only a few pics that include Susan, and this is one of them)

My home away from home

Thurston gets lovies

Thurston gets delightfully dirty. Note the goatee of dirt

Morning on "our" river. Or is it evening? I slept through the middle of the day, so this could be either half.

The essence of Camp Swank

More to come...

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 12:03 PM

And some more:

Capt Jack "The Taquito Kid" takes another bite

Mmm... campfire (it was freakishly cold that night, even for camping), and a dutch oven full of Susan's hand-rolled taquitos

Without the flash, it was actually this dark

Okay, actually, this is about right

Squirrel!

Just one part of the "Estate du Swank"

One thing I tried on this trip was to focus a bit more on portraits (I usually photograph landscapes almost exclusively). So here's Kevy.

So, Zumwalt Meadows?

Pretty! (Can't help it, I love landscapes)

Avant Garde waterfall worship

Spider Ken, Spider Ken, does whatever a Spider Ken does...

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 12:04 PM

More pics

Gemini Cricket in repose

There's like, rocks and stuff

Capt Jack takes a picture of swankers on the bridge

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 12:05 PM

And the last of my accidentally-posted-to-the-Sooo...-thread-pics:

I'm Sammy the Snake and I sing about the letter Ssssssssss.... oh yessss...

I'll post more later. Hopefully in the right thread

Ponine · 06-10-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowflake

And when I first saw it (the little avatar), I thought you were Capt. Jack! Love the scrub on your chin! Thank goodness I'm getting new glasses soon!

It's the hat. They should never be allowed to camp with the same hat.

Kevy Baby · 06-10-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LashStoat

...and don't forget the fvcking duct tape.

We brought some. But it was gray. And it went unused

Quote:

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

What do you know, pay phones do still exist - at least at the bottom of Kings Canyon. Seems they got the prized campsites and have a nice row of tents erected along the river. For those of you (like myself) who will be joining them later - head for sites 13 & 14, that's where you'll find them.

If you went to sites 13 & 14, you found them empty. Those were our sites used strictly for extra parking and bear boxes (the one thing that was wrong with Sheep Creek was the fact that there is only one bear box per site).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deebs

I really wish I liked camping. I know the company would make all the difference, but still. I just can't like sleeping without bed linens, on an actual bed.

Us too, but we resolved that problem by bringing a queen sized bed with linens (including a feather mattress and comforter).

Quote:

Originally Posted by LashStoat

Well...cause to re-joyce. !!!

Did someone mention Joyce?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Weenie roast? Is Kevy taking his pants off too close to the fire?

Kevy kept his pants on to prevent roasting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I already miss the roar of our river.

I had a hard time falling asleep last night without the sounds of the river.

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 12:23 PM

Following the leader, the leader, the leader...

"The Old Couple"... they were cute, and they did eventually make it back

NA re-enacts the early days of the Sierra Club on Muir's Pulpit

I just LOVE this picture

Not Afraid · 06-10-2008, 12:25 PM

I've uploaded all of my pics here (and I do mean all).

A few highlights:

The first bear sighting. Thurston went nuts barking at these guys in the drive thru line in Oakhurst.

Spoiler:

Can we go home now?

Spoiler:

GC relaxing at the Awahnee.

Spoiler:

You talkin' to me?

Spoiler:

"You may have an axe, boy scout, but look what my tool can do!"

Spoiler:

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Here are my Camp Swank 2008 photos Here are some highlights:
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06-10-2008, 12:02 PM	#983
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Okay, I'm impatient. Please forgive me for reposting things I'd accidentally posted in the Sooo... thread: Okay, time for some pics. I arrived Friday night/Saturday morning at about 2:30am (give or take), so I slept in my car that first night. Didn't sleep long, of course, so I was up with the morning crowd. Thurston finds himself in a bit of a pickle Alex arrived shortly after I got up, camera in hand. DP and FP lounge it up while the breakfast team gets cracking Thurston is still in a pickle Mommy? A little help please? (Actually, I include this because I have only a few pics that include Susan, and this is one of them) My home away from home Thurston gets lovies Thurston gets delightfully dirty. Note the goatee of dirt Morning on "our" river. Or is it evening? I slept through the middle of the day, so this could be either half. The essence of Camp Swank More to come... __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge Last edited by Morrigoon : 06-10-2008 at 12:08 PM.
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06-10-2008, 12:03 PM	#984
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	And some more: Capt Jack "The Taquito Kid" takes another bite Mmm... campfire (it was freakishly cold that night, even for camping), and a dutch oven full of Susan's hand-rolled taquitos Without the flash, it was actually this dark Okay, actually, this is about right Squirrel! Just one part of the "Estate du Swank" One thing I tried on this trip was to focus a bit more on portraits (I usually photograph landscapes almost exclusively). So here's Kevy. So, Zumwalt Meadows? Pretty! (Can't help it, I love landscapes) Avant Garde waterfall worship Spider Ken, Spider Ken, does whatever a Spider Ken does... __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge Last edited by Morrigoon : 06-10-2008 at 12:09 PM.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	More pics Gemini Cricket in repose There's like, rocks and stuff Capt Jack takes a picture of swankers on the bridge __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge Last edited by Morrigoon : 06-10-2008 at 12:10 PM.
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06-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#986
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	And the last of my accidentally-posted-to-the-Sooo...-thread-pics: I'm Sammy the Snake and I sing about the letter Ssssssssss.... oh yessss... I'll post more later. Hopefully in the right thread __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge Last edited by Morrigoon : 06-10-2008 at 12:11 PM.
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06-10-2008, 12:23 PM	#989
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Following the leader, the leader, the leader... "The Old Couple"... they were cute, and they did eventually make it back NA re-enacts the early days of the Sierra Club on Muir's Pulpit I just LOVE this picture __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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06-10-2008, 12:25 PM	#990
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I've uploaded all of my pics here (and I do mean all). A few highlights: The first bear sighting. Thurston went nuts barking at these guys in the drive thru line in Oakhurst. Spoiler: Can we go home now? Spoiler: GC relaxing at the Awahnee. Spoiler: You talkin' to me? Spoiler: "You may have an axe, boy scout, but look what my tool can do!" Spoiler:
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