Lions and Tigers and Bears...Oh My!!!!

Well......not really lions and tigers, but certainly bears.

For 35+ years we have been camping in the high Sierras each summer.   We started the camping/fishing trip with our children when they we young and now it is fun to see the grandchildren enjoying the trip as well.  This was our weekend for camping.

The elevation is quite high - 9800 feet so the temperatures are considerably cooler up there.  The temperatures drop into the upper 30s and low 40s at night.  The air is so light and any exercise makes you realize you can quickly huff and puff.   The scenery is just spectacular and snow is still to be seen.



This is the lake where we did most of our fishing, but there are three lakes and a stream in the campground.




Doesn't it look like a bear is carved into this tree?

 This is the first year that we have encountered bears.  They have become really pesky up there and will get into anything.  Both nights they were in our campsite and creating problems - walking on the tables, upsetting our paper goods, pots and pans and generally tearing up everything they could find.  UGH!!!!  Did you know they like coffee grounds?  It did not make for a good night of sleep because we were constantly having to shine our flashlights on them to get them to move on.  It definitely gave us something that we will talk about for years to come.

The camping grandchildren.

#1 son's family



#4 son's family




Our two best fishers!!!





Ghost stories....not needed after our first night with the real bears!!!!




S'mores galore!



There was time for some hand sewing on the 6 1/2 hour drive which I always enjoy.  I had hoped to do a little more at the campground, but that wasn't how it worked out.  Sigh!



Three finished flowers for my flower garden.




Birdie Stitches August block.




#33 Indiana Puzzle CW block.