Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Sequoia Camping Weekend


I gotta say that our first camping experience was a success.  We had a ton of fun despite some unanticipated conditions.  And by unanticipated conditions I mean snow!  Out of the 20+ people in our group, no one thought that there would actually be snow (and a lot of it).  Yeah, the forecast had said that it snowed a little bit a few days before, but the days were sunny and warm so we figured any snow would have melted by the time we got there.  We were very wrong.  Nonetheless, we made the best of it!  Thank goodness for campfires because otherwise sitting outside at night would have been unbearable.

Home for 2 nights.
A major highlight: seeing the insanely impressive Sequoias.  Also, the snow covered forest was breathtaking.


We were a little bit apprehensive about taking Lola da pug because we weren't sure how she would do in the cold outdoors.  We were regretting bringing her the moment we saw the snow, but it turned out that she loved it!  The pug is definitely a little trooper. 


We for sure want to do more of this.  If anything, we learned one valuable camping lesson: always carry an emergency pair of rainboots when you go to the mountains.

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