OFFICIAL Kings Canyon Camp Swank Thread - Page 102

NirvanaMan · 06-10-2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

My stuff is still in my car.

My stuff is in a pile in the living room. I did take the martini glasses out of the portable martini set traveling pimp case. But I have yet to wash them.

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2008, 03:53 PM

Not to start next year's planning thread right now ... but I wanted to throw out a good suggestion I heard while I remember it.

Howzabout we do away with the Team Breakfast and accept the fact that we are always going to have some variation or other of eggs and bacon?

If we standardize breakfast to that, plus maybe some variable sides, we can perhaps have an early "seating" for those who want to get out to nature in the lovely morning, and a later seating for the sleep-in crowd.

Better yet, we could have delicious garbage eggs every single morning, using the leftovers from the night before. That would make every breakfast yummy and avoid the nearly obsene leftover glut we had this year at camp's end.

Just sayin'

Kevy Baby · 06-10-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Didn't like my breakfast, huh?

I was thinking the same thing

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Not to start next year's planning thread right now ...

Ugh... let me recover from this year's first.
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On a completely separate note, I have to say how much fun it was having Thurston around. He is THE coolest dog ever!

Gemini Cricket · 06-10-2008, 04:21 PM

I was actually inspired to unload my car, put stuff away and do laundry. I must be high on something.

Not Afraid · 06-10-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

On a completely separate note, I have to say how much fun it was having Thurston around. He is THE coolest dog ever!

And he just ADORES you and Susan.

Case in point: I came back to camp after a couple of hours of hiking and exploring. Thurston was happy enough to see me, but when we walked by Susan on the lounger, he left my side and crawled into Susan's lap.

€uroMeinke · 06-10-2008, 06:56 PM

I continue to regret only spending a day and a half there, but I'm so glad I went for the little I stayed. Here are a few of my favorite pics:

Can't help but post a few pics of Thurston

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No fish were caught

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Lounging in Style

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Inside the Base Camp

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Mountain Man Brad

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Vegemitini Madness

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Nutter Butter S'more

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Think about your Actions

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The Zumwalt Meadows Bridge

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Exuberant ISM

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Lone Cowboy

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Fun on the Muir's Pulpit

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Bliss

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Fun in the River

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And what trip to Kings Canyon could be complete without taking an Autohike

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More photos Here

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2008, 03:58 PM

Didn't like my breakfast, huh?

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Didn't like my breakfast, huh?

Pfft, compared to Garbage Eggs, I didn't like my breakfast!

No, it was just an idea to cut down on the surplus leftovers. Throw the prior night's dinner debris in a frying pan with some eggs, and viola - yummy breakfast and a way to be rid of leftovers as-we-go instead of accumulating them to the overflowing end.

Whip up some bacon and maybe a different side each morning and we're in business for a breakfast that's easy enough to allow for early risers and late risers alike.

For the record, your breakfast was yummy, GD. But I cheated and used a knife and fork. It was messy potential extraordinaire. But good eatin'.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2008, 04:02 PM

Man, I'd forgotten how much I love camping and hiking. LOVE. And the trek to Paradise Valley (thank you, iSm, so freaking much for suggesting and encouraging) has only increased the desire. CP and I have come away from this trip with a definite desire to do more of both. The hurdle we face is that all of our camping and hiking experience has been in King's Canyon, which is a very unfair comparison for any other, we'll have to really be careful not to hold that up as a standard. But that hike was glorious, and it was the most remote place I've ever visited, and I want more.

Alex · 06-10-2008, 04:28 PM

Well I'm planning next year. I'm thinking I need to recreate this trip with my usual camping group (and particularly with Lani).

One of the reasons it wasn't a big deal for me to come out alone was because we thought we'd seen the main sights down there on our other visit -- I'd never, for example, do a first visit to the Grand Canyon without Lani. We didn't realize we'd missed most of the good stuff. So now I've got to bring Lani up to speed and it seems this particular weekend is about perfect for it being uncrowded and generally warm (despite the nonsense you all talked it was decidedly NOT cold on Saturday night. I barely pulled into my sleeping bag that night.

06-10-2008, 03:53 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Not to start next year's planning thread right now ... but I wanted to throw out a good suggestion I heard while I remember it. Howzabout we do away with the Team Breakfast and accept the fact that we are always going to have some variation or other of eggs and bacon? If we standardize breakfast to that, plus maybe some variable sides, we can perhaps have an early "seating" for those who want to get out to nature in the lovely morning, and a later seating for the sleep-in crowd. Better yet, we could have delicious garbage eggs every single morning, using the leftovers from the night before. That would make every breakfast yummy and avoid the nearly obsene leftover glut we had this year at camp's end. Just sayin'
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06-10-2008, 04:21 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I was actually inspired to unload my car, put stuff away and do laundry. I must be high on something.
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06-10-2008, 06:56 PM	#6
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I continue to regret only spending a day and a half there, but I'm so glad I went for the little I stayed. Here are a few of my favorite pics: Can't help but post a few pics of Thurston Spoiler: But there was other wildlife Which Thurston downright civilized No fish were caught Spoiler: But you could still have a cold beer Lounging in Style Spoiler: Inside the Base Camp Spoiler: Mountain Man Brad Spoiler: Vegemitini Madness Spoiler: Nutter Butter S'more Spoiler: Think about your Actions Spoiler: The Zumwalt Meadows Bridge Spoiler: Exuberant ISM Spoiler: Lone Cowboy Spoiler: Fun on the Muir's Pulpit Spoiler: Bliss Spoiler: Fun in the River Spoiler: And what trip to Kings Canyon could be complete without taking an Autohike Spoiler: More photos Here __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-10-2008, 03:58 PM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Didn't like my breakfast, huh? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-10-2008, 04:02 PM	#9
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Man, I'd forgotten how much I love camping and hiking. LOVE. And the trek to Paradise Valley (thank you, iSm, so freaking much for suggesting and encouraging) has only increased the desire. CP and I have come away from this trip with a definite desire to do more of both. The hurdle we face is that all of our camping and hiking experience has been in King's Canyon, which is a very unfair comparison for any other, we'll have to really be careful not to hold that up as a standard. But that hike was glorious, and it was the most remote place I've ever visited, and I want more. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-10-2008, 04:28 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well I'm planning next year. I'm thinking I need to recreate this trip with my usual camping group (and particularly with Lani). One of the reasons it wasn't a big deal for me to come out alone was because we thought we'd seen the main sights down there on our other visit -- I'd never, for example, do a first visit to the Grand Canyon without Lani. We didn't realize we'd missed most of the good stuff. So now I've got to bring Lani up to speed and it seems this particular weekend is about perfect for it being uncrowded and generally warm (despite the nonsense you all talked it was decidedly NOT cold on Saturday night. I barely pulled into my sleeping bag that night.
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