Ahhhh...camping in the semi wilds of California. Where else can you spend the night in a tent and still be able to use that cell phone ?
Anyway, here are some brief photos of the trip in semi-illogical order...
Day 1-Leaving LA
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Not too many pictures here, the only one I took off of the boat was of this oil tanker in dock...thats exciting! |
Getting to the Camp
| Looking from Two Harbors, you can see
the trail which leads to our campsite. The rangers deliver your equipment
to the site, but its up to you to get your body up and over there. It is
an arduous journey fraught with peril and pain...what am I saying! I meant
to say its a nice peaceful walk, with amazing views and clear Catalina air...just
bring a respirator...
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Its quite a hike, with some nice views and cliffs thrown in for the journey. This photo was taken right on the path, so if you go off the trail, its kind of a short cut to the beach and rocks below. One can only imagine those who tried to stumble home drunk from the bar in town back to the camps. |
The Camp
| The campsite itself was nestled on a hillside to the south of Two Harbors. There are four levels of camps, situated above the coast. Eric's tent was the first up. |
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And then Jessica and Jeff got theirs pitched. Eric, Jessica and Jeff selected the inside sites against the hill, Site 9, which shall now be know as the buffalo sight (more on that later). |
| Anyway, I took the outside site, Site 10, which is on the ocean side of the trail. Our site was the second tier up from the water, so we were able to get a decent view of the ocean and of Two Harbors. |
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During the afternoon we just hung around and waited for Quentin, Karen and Kaz to role into camp. They were taking the late boat... Anyway, it was a nice sunset as the rest of the gang rolled into camp. We gathered around the fire, and chatted, roasted marshmallows and watched the stars. The exciting part of the night came with the star wars launch from Vandenberg. We witnessed the missile launch and also the first stage separation before they hit the self destruct switch, due to the interceptor missile failing. But when it blew, WOW! It became a large bluish-green glowing cloud taking up about 1/10 of the sky. Definitely the best $100 million firework I've ever seen! |
