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(Please
note, this trip has filled up.)
I hope you'll join us
for an enjoyable holiday weekend...
Camping in Sequoia National
Park
Labor Day Weekend
Friday, August 29th – Monday, September 1st
As many of you know,
Sequoia Nat. Park is home to the giant sequoia trees. It’s in the midst of
the Sierra Nevada Mtns., which combined with the foliage provide some
great natural beauty.
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We have two adjacent
group campsites reserved in Dorst
Creek Campground, where the group sites are among the prettiest I’ve
seen...tall trees, nice view and plenty of room (and distance from other
campers). The campground has running water and flush toilets, and
showers are available a few miles down the road. Dorst Creek runs
nearby, though I suspect it will be little more than a trickle by Labor
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We’ll do one hike
each day for a lunch picnic, and these are likely to be among the
highlights of the trip. One day, we’ll take
a fairly easy five-mile round-trip walk to the crest of Little Baldy.
Two hiking books describe Little Baldy as the “best view of any day hike in the park”
and “one of the best panoramic views in the park”!
The other day we’ll
hike to the Muir Grove, a large collection of giant sequoia trees that
is much less visited than the sequoia groves you can drive to. The Muir Grove Trail is fairly flat and it
begins just a couple hundred yards from our campsite! We’ll have lunch at a vista point along the hike
which has a very pretty view of the surrounding mountains.
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We'll have dinner
Sat. evening atop a hill with a 360-degree view, just a couple
miles from our campsite. Then on Sunday, we’ll relax and
have dinner in our campsite, starting with Champagne Hors d’Oeuvres
courtesy of Debbie Doupe and Lisa Barber around 5:00, followed by dinner later that
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All of the meals
from dinner Friday (in case you arrive by then) through breakfast Monday
will be provided. Everyone will be asked to help
serve one meal to the group, including shopping, cooking and cleaning
up. Other than that meal, you’ll be able to relax and be served by
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1.) The cost of the trip is
$45 per person, including the campsite fees, firewood, common supplies, and
all of the wine and beer for the weekend. To sign up for this trip, please
send your check to me.
2.) When you send your check
in, will you please let me know if you’re planning on leaving prior to Monday
morning? Thanks! Since the trip is likely to fill up, I’ll give first priority to
those who are going to join us for the entire weekend, Friday night through
breakfast on Monday. (If you’d like, feel free to also let me know if you have a
preference as to which meal you help prepare. Won’t be able to meet
everyone’s requests, but I'm happy to try.)
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As usual, kids
beyond the crying-in-the-night stage are welcome to join us, and I
expect at least one or two will be on the trip. (However, please make
alternative plans for any pets...thanks!) After sign-ups are completed,
I’ll circulate any carpool requests, in case you’re looking for either a
passenger or a ride.
This trip probably
will fill up fairly quickly, so if you'd like to come along, you may
want to mail your check without delay. (Note that if you decide to bail
on the trip after you sign up, as usual, your trip cost will become a
much-appreciated donation to better wine for the group!)
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I think this is going to
be a really fun weekend, and I hope you’ll come along! Many of us will
be taking off Friday and heading up that morning...feel free to join us if
you’d like. Let me know if you have any questions about the trip.
John McGanty home page /
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John McGanty recipes list
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