Sequoia National Forest - 8/04

Day 1-Arrival

Day 1- Night Fall

 Day 2 - Hiking

Day 3-Grant Grove

 Day 3- Lake Hume

 

Day 1- Night Fall

The Kids, Anh Dung and Tam lugging a heavy stump so we can start a fire for the night.

The beginning of a Bonfire!

The kids roasting marshmallows.

 

Chi Lien and a bunch of girls enjoying the warmth of the fire.

Days are very warm but at night time when the sun disappeared it is very cold around 30 degrees or so. 

For dessert we had sticky rice and Mango and Brownies.

Needless to stay the dessert was gone in a flash!

 

After dessert, we enjoyed a good cup of coffee,  relaxed and had good conversation around the Bonfire.

Tuan-counting chips for a a game of Texas hold'm

Note the Vietnamese ingenuity.. hanging lamp for maximum clarity.

 

Let's the game begins...

Oh by the way, the men stayed until 2:00Pm to play the game.. Tam won over $200 .... The next day, he went to the store and bought an air mattress with his winnings.  

Not be outdone by their parents, the kids had their own game of Texas Hold'm going.  The only difference is they are not playing with real money. 

 

Around 10:30/11:00PM while the men were playing cards, 3 bears came around our campground looking for food.  They were very bold and came close about 60 feet away from the men.    In order to chase them away, the men banged pots and pans (making the most possible noise) and by the same token awoke the whole camping ground.. (thanks guys!)

The bears went away briefly until ... See next page  

Next... Day 2-Hiking

 

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