Camp Sequoia - 2003

We upgraded to Cabin 6 this year. It's a winterized cabin that's insulated and includes a heater. We didn't use the heater this year; the insulation was sufficient to keep us comfortable at night. Even better was the location -- right next to the bathroom, nursery, and general store.

The cabin came complete with wildlife in the form of this little mouse. It startled me by running across my bed while I was reading to Alan and then hiding under Alan's bed.

Sequoia Lake, as seen from Bible Rock.

Glen, Anne, Roger and Alan hiked to the Bible Rock overlook. It gets its name from the Bible stored in a wooden box at the end of the trail.

Roger, Alan, and Anne played pingpong.

Roger watched carefully as Gary lit the campfire.

The boys and I went on a hike before dinner.

Part of the path led through very tall grasses.

Typical dinner gathering: Leiers and Coopers.

Glen waits for his turn on a sailboard while Alan just enjoys running back and forth between the dock and the craft shop.

Glen rarely gets his feet wet sailboarding.

Roger got a turn to go sailing with Daddy. By the end of the week, Roger knew just how to tie up a boat and clamber out on to a dock.

Karl was scraping his ceramic piece to fix a glitch in the glaze.

So Roger carefully imitated Karl and scraped an infinitesimal bump off the bottom of his mug.

On another day, the Leiers occupied most of a table at the craft shop. Mary Weflen, Justine Allen, and I joined them.

Inside the craft shop. Sample glazes and other projects adorn the wall, while part of a kiln is visible to the left.

Jenny brought along a hatching dragon egg to glaze at camp.

Alan and Roger enjoyed the waterfront this year. They're not so timorous now.

Alan liked to read the letters painted on the dock. He didn't always obey them!

Glen liked the reflections in the water from the colorful swimsuits and floats on the dock.

Alan threw grass into the water to feed the ducks.

Like many other children under the age of 5, Alan loves to sift dirt between his fingers.

Alan purchased this plastic truck at the general store and promptly took it to the waterfront.

Thomas, Roger, Keaton, and Alan made a major construction project near the campfire area.

Alan's assortment of construction vehicles made a big hit.

Yes, there are fish in the lake. These are small ones I could see from the dock.

Glen went fishing several times, as did Jenny and Roger. Jenny even got up at 5:30am to go with the Allens.

Glen caught a good-sized trout. And Jenny caught 3.

Roger watched as Bruce gutted Glen's fish at the outdoor sink.

On the day of the 'killer hike', led by Dave Weflen, I offered to watch Thomas and Keaton until their parents returned. I got the boys blue slushies and parked them at the store patio while they ate them.

Roger models his visor he decorated in the nursery for Crazy Hat day.

Alan liked the backyard of the nursery. It's equipped with a Little Tikes climbing set, riding toys, and sand.

Jenny helped the boys test their boats they made in the nursery.

Roger pushed his boat along in the water. Unfortunately, after some time in the water, the white glue started disolving and some of the craft sticks came off. We plan to reattach them with hot glue.

This squirrel was watching the waterfront activities.

A picture of a long-tailed weasel will appear here as soon as we do a frame-capture from my video of him. He played hide-and-seek in the woodpile while Roger, Alan and I tried to get pictures of him.