OFFICIAL Kings Canyon Camp Swank Thread - Page 96

Ponine · 06-10-2008, 12:10 PM

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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

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Originally Posted by LashStoat

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

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

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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).

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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).

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Originally Posted by LashStoat

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

Did someone mention Joyce?

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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.

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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.

wolfy999 · 06-10-2008, 10:32 AM

All the pics are making me jealous.....2010 just might be in the plans!

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2008, 10:52 AM

Hahaha, Morrigoon must have gotten to Grant's Grove on the way out just a little before I did.

Ok, so the Grove of Sequioas is its own tiny, magical ecosystem. The entire forest, not just the giant trees, looks, smells and especially sounds different from the immediately surrounding woods. The bird song in the area is splendiforous and, with one Amazonian birdcall in particular, rather strange seeming for California.

Grant Grove is somewhere in between Muir Grove and Giant Forest on the natural-setting scale. It's not in its pure and natural state like the former, but not nearly as tacky touristy as the latter. But there are split-rail fences along paved paths, and some signage. The trees are named for the States of the Union and Civil War Era Persons. So I'm wandering in to the grove, thinking of the era when the trees were discovered by Westerners and first named ... when who should come around the corner but a group of a dozen or so Amish Folk ... all dressed in period garb, the ladies in full Little House on the Praire dresses and bonnets, and all of them speaking together in their Germanic/English mixed tongue.

OMG, I was instantly and magically transported to the Pioneer Days of Sequioia Discovery!! It was fantastic!

I'm so glad Morri encountered them also!

Not Afraid · 06-10-2008, 11:10 AM

GC and I also witnessed the Amish. GC was out on the trail while I stayed in the parking lot with Thurston. An enormous bus pulls into the lot and about 40 Amish people emerge, walking in pairs to see the giant trees. The bus was from somewhere in Ohio and it's dash was decorated with garlands of red silk roses.

Later, while in the Giant Forest, I tried to take a nap but the symphony of international languages surrounding me was too wonderful to not keep cracking open my eyes and looking around me.

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

An enormous bus pulls into the lot and about 40 Amish people emerge, walking in pairs to see the giant trees.

Silly me, I was looking for the horses and buggies in the parking lot. I didn't think they'd take a bus.

I love them ... they made my entire side trip to Grant's Grove so fantastic.

Gemini Cricket · 06-10-2008, 11:43 AM

I think they were Mennonites.
Amish don't use modern modern modes of transportation...
Not sure though.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2008, 11:19 AM

We stopped at the store at Grant Grove and saw the Amish folks getting ready to head out there, so you must not have been too far behind us.

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 11:42 AM

I had initially accidentally pulled into the campground along the road down, so after making a U-turn I found myself STUCK BEHIND AN EFFING BUS for the remainder of the road down. In frustration, I grabbed the first parking space I could in order to get out from waiting behind the bus. But my annoyance dissipated INSTANTLY the moment all those cute little Amish people emerged from the bus. Because how can you be annoyed in the presence of cute little Amish people?

I tried to tactfully take a couple photos from a discreet distance.

Morrigoon · 06-10-2008, 11:44 AM

No, they will if someone else is driving them. And I'm not sure if Mennonites do the Germanic tongue thing or not.

edit: crap, I've spent the last hour posting spoilerized photos... only to realize I posted them to the Sooo thread. Perhaps some kind soul will move them over here?

06-10-2008, 10:32 AM	#3
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06-10-2008, 10:52 AM	#4
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hahaha, Morrigoon must have gotten to Grant's Grove on the way out just a little before I did. Ok, so the Grove of Sequioas is its own tiny, magical ecosystem. The entire forest, not just the giant trees, looks, smells and especially sounds different from the immediately surrounding woods. The bird song in the area is splendiforous and, with one Amazonian birdcall in particular, rather strange seeming for California. Grant Grove is somewhere in between Muir Grove and Giant Forest on the natural-setting scale. It's not in its pure and natural state like the former, but not nearly as tacky touristy as the latter. But there are split-rail fences along paved paths, and some signage. The trees are named for the States of the Union and Civil War Era Persons. So I'm wandering in to the grove, thinking of the era when the trees were discovered by Westerners and first named ... when who should come around the corner but a group of a dozen or so Amish Folk ... all dressed in period garb, the ladies in full Little House on the Praire dresses and bonnets, and all of them speaking together in their Germanic/English mixed tongue. OMG, I was instantly and magically transported to the Pioneer Days of Sequioia Discovery!! It was fantastic! I'm so glad Morri encountered them also!
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06-10-2008, 11:10 AM	#5
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	GC and I also witnessed the Amish. GC was out on the trail while I stayed in the parking lot with Thurston. An enormous bus pulls into the lot and about 40 Amish people emerge, walking in pairs to see the giant trees. The bus was from somewhere in Ohio and it's dash was decorated with garlands of red silk roses. Later, while in the Giant Forest, I tried to take a nap but the symphony of international languages surrounding me was too wonderful to not keep cracking open my eyes and looking around me.
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06-10-2008, 11:43 AM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I think they were Mennonites. Amish don't use modern modern modes of transportation... Not sure though.
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06-10-2008, 11:19 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We stopped at the store at Grant Grove and saw the Amish folks getting ready to head out there, so you must not have been too far behind us. __________________ '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, 11:42 AM	#9
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I had initially accidentally pulled into the campground along the road down, so after making a U-turn I found myself STUCK BEHIND AN EFFING BUS for the remainder of the road down. In frustration, I grabbed the first parking space I could in order to get out from waiting behind the bus. But my annoyance dissipated INSTANTLY the moment all those cute little Amish people emerged from the bus. Because how can you be annoyed in the presence of cute little Amish people? I tried to tactfully take a couple photos from a discreet distance. __________________ 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, 11:44 AM	#10
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	No, they will if someone else is driving them. And I'm not sure if Mennonites do the Germanic tongue thing or not. edit: crap, I've spent the last hour posting spoilerized photos... only to realize I posted them to the Sooo thread. Perhaps some kind soul will move them over here? __________________ 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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