Pre-PNWPM Camping Trip Report

BonnyW · 08-11-2006

We’ve been a little busy lately, so I guess I’ll start this thread off… So after this it’s tag you’re it, MikeW (Gne…gne…gne…)

Day 1 (Monday)
Woke up about 1 hour later than we wanted to. Oh well, it IS a vacation, after all, right?

— Semi-Almost-Thing #1

MikeW likes to get an early start. Since everything was packed last night, all we really had to do was eat breakfast and start driving…Usually we are packing right up to the last minute. See, we do learn from our errors.

I had to check the inside of the PUP before we left home. You see, my cat likes to crawl in there when the door is open, and sometimes when we haven’t checked…yes, you guessed it… the cat gets locked in there…. I’ll let MikeW tell you that story sometime…

No cat inside, in fact Mr. Cat is staring at us from the porch. Poor thing, he’s going to the radiotherapy vet while we are gone to get radioactive iodine treatments for his thyroid cancer. Just in case I say my final goodbyes to him.

Teary-eyed, I climb into the Denali…We’re off!

On this trip, we had many ‘stretching breaks’ for MikeW’s back. I remarked that this trip was the first trip in 20 years that I was able to use real human (semi-clean) bathrooms for every ‘nature’s call.’

Stopped for gas and to buy a bucket in Bishop, CA. We had forgotten to pack the bucket---here is another Semi-Almost-Thing #1.

We pulled into Sherwin Creek Camp at about 3pm, and found a great ‘partial shade’ site (#66).

The campsite was about 150 ft from Sherwin Creek, so we could hear the creek from the PUP. The creek was running about 4x more than usual, and was the largest I have seen since 1964 (okay, I ‘m old)…It would be interesting to see the creek in August or September (when MikeW and I usually come here), but that won’t happen this year.

We put up the PUP, unpacked, and found out that one of the telescopic locking posts for the awning didn’t lock, so we rigged the post so that it was on top of the bear box (Another Semi-Almost-Thing #1, but turned into a positive Thing #5...hey, not all Things are bad

).

Bear box…WTF??? We noticed that there were many posted bear warnings and brand-new bear boxes for the coolers at every site. There were postings everywhere about a $150.00 fine for non-compliance… Every camping cooler had to be stored in the bear box, and all food covered in the car. This was a new phenomenon. It reminded me of Yosemite. Very strange…

So far, only a few ‘Semi-Almost-Things #1’ happened…
1) Woke up one hour late
2) Had to buy a bucket before we got to the site (forgot it at home), so we bought one in Bishop.
3) One of the telescopic locking posts for the awning didn’t lock, so we rigged the post so that it was on top of the bear box. A good Thing #5

4) The water pump didn’t work, so the new bucket was the means of bringing water to the PUP also a Thing #5 and #6. It was a thing #6, because …well, I’ll let MikeW explain it

All in all, MikeW handled his Things well this trip

After setting up camp, we had 3-cheese stuffed tortellini with onions, green peppers, zucchini, eggplant and tomato sauce, baby lettuce and herb salad with Dijon mustard dressing, sprinkled with butter-garlic croutons, and a nice 2005 Bogle Merlot...Sat outside for awhile and looked at the beautiful stars...
Life is good...

Quote for the day: “Camping is the ‘Mother’ of invention.”

jsotherj · 08-11-2006

I have been waiting patiently - I knew it was coming

Andiline · 08-12-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonnyW

After setting up camp, we had 3-cheese stuffed tortellini with onions, green peppers, zucchini, eggplant and tomato sauce, baby lettuce and herb salad with Dijon mustard dressing, sprinkled with butter-garlic croutons, and a nice 2005 Bogle Merlot...

Thanks for reminding me that it's time for breakfast....

sideways · 08-12-2006

Mike.....we're waiting.....

TAPPY · 08-12-2006

Keep it up..(as if I needed to say that)...love it when the two of you do a trip report !!

CaroleLB · 08-12-2006

You two make camping sound fun.

BonnyW · 08-12-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaroleLB

You two make camping sound fun.

Thanks! We do have a great time, and there are always adventures

.
...Sometimes we report on them, sometimes not

Miss ya girl **insert booby bounce here**!

xqqzme · 08-12-2006

Having actually stepped into the PUP and viewed the set up, I gotta say this THING is an amazing organizational feat! B & W have it set up really cute and there is SOOOOO much stuff in there....did NOT, however, see any socks laying around

Keep the report comin'.....

MikeW · 08-12-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by xqqzme

Having actually stepped into the PUP and viewed the set up, I gotta say this THING is an amazing organizational feat! B & W have it set up really cute and there is SOOOOO much stuff in there

In other words, "You guys sure brought a lot sh!te !!!!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by xqqzme

did NOT, however, see any socks laying around

Keep the report comin'.....

You won't see them, they're kept under the pillow

BonnyW · 08-12-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeW

In other words, "You guys sure brought a lot sh!te !!!!"

You won't see them, they're kept under the pillow

Maybe that is where you keep yours? I keep mine IN the pillow case...

bigdave · 08-12-2006

where is the photos that go along with the report. isnt that mandatory now??

sunnygrl · 08-13-2006

Oh, boy! Been looking forward to this.

Yeah, pics would be nice. Waiting for more.

monte · 08-13-2006

"WOW" been waiting about a year for this report

Lookin' forward to more

I was a bit curious what the bucket was for, then I read on

MsRubio · 08-13-2006

Great start Bonny...you are inspiring me to get started on our Texas Adventure Trip Report....

BonnyW · 08-14-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigdave

where is the photos that go along with the report. Isn't that mandatory now??

Hi BigDave!
Photos are mandatory

However, the program for downloading is on MikeW's computer. Since he actually works for our living...I'll just have to patiently wait until he can upload them.

08-11-2006	#1 (permalink)
BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 13,320	Pre-PNWPM Camping Trip Report We’ve been a little busy lately, so I guess I’ll start this thread off… So after this it’s tag you’re it, MikeW (Gne…gne…gne…) Day 1 (Monday) Woke up about 1 hour later than we wanted to. Oh well, it IS a vacation, after all, right? — Semi-Almost-Thing #1 MikeW likes to get an early start. Since everything was packed last night, all we really had to do was eat breakfast and start driving…Usually we are packing right up to the last minute. See, we do learn from our errors. I had to check the inside of the PUP before we left home. You see, my cat likes to crawl in there when the door is open, and sometimes when we haven’t checked…yes, you guessed it… the cat gets locked in there…. I’ll let MikeW tell you that story sometime… No cat inside, in fact Mr. Cat is staring at us from the porch. Poor thing, he’s going to the radiotherapy vet while we are gone to get radioactive iodine treatments for his thyroid cancer. Just in case I say my final goodbyes to him. Teary-eyed, I climb into the Denali…We’re off! On this trip, we had many ‘stretching breaks’ for MikeW’s back. I remarked that this trip was the first trip in 20 years that I was able to use real human (semi-clean) bathrooms for every ‘nature’s call.’ Stopped for gas and to buy a bucket in Bishop, CA. We had forgotten to pack the bucket---here is another Semi-Almost-Thing #1. We pulled into Sherwin Creek Camp at about 3pm, and found a great ‘partial shade’ site (#66). The campsite was about 150 ft from Sherwin Creek, so we could hear the creek from the PUP. The creek was running about 4x more than usual, and was the largest I have seen since 1964 (okay, I ‘m old)…It would be interesting to see the creek in August or September (when MikeW and I usually come here), but that won’t happen this year. We put up the PUP, unpacked, and found out that one of the telescopic locking posts for the awning didn’t lock, so we rigged the post so that it was on top of the bear box (Another Semi-Almost-Thing #1, but turned into a positive Thing #5...hey, not all Things are bad ). Bear box…WTF??? We noticed that there were many posted bear warnings and brand-new bear boxes for the coolers at every site. There were postings everywhere about a $150.00 fine for non-compliance… Every camping cooler had to be stored in the bear box, and all food covered in the car. This was a new phenomenon. It reminded me of Yosemite. Very strange… So far, only a few ‘Semi-Almost-Things #1’ happened… 1) Woke up one hour late 2) Had to buy a bucket before we got to the site (forgot it at home), so we bought one in Bishop. 3) One of the telescopic locking posts for the awning didn’t lock, so we rigged the post so that it was on top of the bear box. A good Thing #5 4) The water pump didn’t work, so the new bucket was the means of bringing water to the PUP also a Thing #5 and #6. It was a thing #6, because …well, I’ll let MikeW explain it All in all, MikeW handled his Things well this trip After setting up camp, we had 3-cheese stuffed tortellini with onions, green peppers, zucchini, eggplant and tomato sauce, baby lettuce and herb salad with Dijon mustard dressing, sprinkled with butter-garlic croutons, and a nice 2005 Bogle Merlot...Sat outside for awhile and looked at the beautiful stars... Life is good... Quote for the day: “Camping is the ‘Mother’ of invention.” __________________ ...blonde, naughty chica Last edited by BonnyW; 08-11-2006 at 11:09 PM..

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jsotherj añejo Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the river meets the sea.... Posts: 1,928	I have been waiting patiently - I knew it was coming

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sideways añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,909	Mike.....we're waiting.....

08-12-2006	#5 (permalink)
TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21,148	Keep it up..(as if I needed to say that)...love it when the two of you do a trip report !!

08-12-2006	#6 (permalink)
CaroleLB añejo Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,085	You two make camping sound fun.

08-12-2006	#8 (permalink)
xqqzme añejo Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,105	Having actually stepped into the PUP and viewed the set up, I gotta say this THING is an amazing organizational feat! B & W have it set up really cute and there is SOOOOO much stuff in there....did NOT, however, see any socks laying around Keep the report comin'.....

08-12-2006	#11 (permalink)
bigdave añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: short plane ride away from heaven on earth Posts: 2,693	where is the photos that go along with the report. isnt that mandatory now??

08-13-2006	#12 (permalink)
sunnygrl añejo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: southern US Posts: 1,538	Oh, boy! Been looking forward to this. Yeah, pics would be nice. Waiting for more.

08-13-2006	#13 (permalink)
monte añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dallas Posts: 12,805	"WOW" been waiting about a year for this report Lookin' forward to more I was a bit curious what the bucket was for, then I read on

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MsRubio añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Top of the Chesapeake Bay, Md Posts: 6,521	Great start Bonny...you are inspiring me to get started on our Texas Adventure Trip Report....

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