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Pine Glen Group Camp 2017

With trips to the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, Rock Creek Lake, Top of Mammoth Mountain, the Devil’s Postpile and Alabama Hills

 August 19-22, 2017

The Campers:

 Elizabeth, Jeff, Bob, Emily Ann, Steve, Devin, Stephen,
Brook, Vance, Alexis, Walter, Erica, Corey and Gary

The Walking Trout:
 Jack, Matt, Jim, Toner, Charles and Steve



Day 1:  The drive from Santa Clarita to Mammoth, with lunch at the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery

THE BIG BLACK SPRINTER BUS (DAS BOOT)
JEFF GIVES THE THUMBS UP FOR DEPARTURE
ALL SMILES AS WE TAKE OFF
ARRIVAL AT MT. WHITNEY FISH HATCHERY
LUNCH AT THE FISH HATCHERY
SETTING UP CAMP

Day 2: A nice big breakfast at camp, a fishing expedition to Rock Creek Lake, and then back to camp for horseshoes, bocce, BBQ and a campfire.

EARLY MORNING AT CLUB WTF – WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT!
TONER COOKS
BREAKFAST TEA WITH JEFF AND JACK
HANGIN’ LOOSE WITH THE WTF
JEFF, COREY AND WALTER GET THEIR CAFFEINE ON
MATT, JACK AND TONER ON KP
ROCK CREEK LAKE (AND SOME CLOUDS)
TONER AND STEVE ASSEMBLE THE FISHING POLES. MATT SUPERVISES.
GARY SETS A WTF RECORD FOR LARGEST TROUT (ALSO HIS FIRST TROUT!)
GARY SHARES HIS SECRETS FOR CATCHING LARGE FISH
AS FAR AS FISHING HOLES GO, THIS ONE IS PRETTY NICE
UNKNOWN ACTIVITY TO THE RIGHT
DEVIN AND JEFF GIVE FISHING THE THUMBS UP
MATT HELPS DEVIN REEL IN A LUNKER
YOU HAVE TO LOVE FATHER/SON FISHING PICTURES!
EMILY ANN AND STEVE MODEL THE 2017 WTF T-SHIRT
TONER FISHES
ELIZABETH AND DEVIN TRY THEIR LUCK
VANCE PURSUES LARGER FISH
ALEXIS FISHES
THE ROCK CREEK LAKE SANDWICH BAR IS OPEN. BUT JACK’S EYES AREN’T.
ALEXIS AND JACK VERSUS THE HILL
STEVE AND ALEXIS CROSS OVER ROCK CREEK
BROOK AND JACK CROSS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
WALTER AND ERICA PAUSE FOR A SMILE
ROCK CREEK (DOWNSTREAM VIEW)
ROCK CREEK (UPSTREAM VIEW)
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE
MEANWHILE, BACK ON THE BRIDGE…
GARY REMINISCES ABOUT THE LARGE TROUT HE CAUGHT
THE OFFICIAL 2017 WTF GROUP PHOTO
FIRST-EVER WTF HORSESHOE PIT
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
VANCE FORAGES FOR FIREWOOD
WALTER THROWS A SHOE
ALEXIS, BROOK AND ELIZABETH ENJOY THE AFTERNOON
COREY AND GARY PLAY FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS
ART SHOT
JEFF PUTS HIS BACK INTO IT
TIRED OF HORSESHOES? TRY BOCCE INSTEAD!
MATT AND TONER DO THEIR MAGIC
DINNER TABLE #1
DINNER TABLE #2
JEFF AND JACK PONDER THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE AROUND THE CAMPFIRE

Day 3: A stop at Minaret Summit to take in the solar eclipse, then down to the valley for a hike to the Devil’s Postpile on the John Muir Trail, then a gondola ride to the top of Mammoth Mountain, and then back to camp for BBQ, a campfire, and joke night!

VIEWING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE FROM MINARET SUMMIT
TONER + ECLIPSE GLASSES + IPHONE = PICTURE OF ECLIPSE
VIEW OF THE MINARETS FROM MINARET SUMMIT
THE GUIDED TOUR TO THE DEVIL’S POSTPILE BEGINS
RANGER DAVIS DESCRIBES THE FORMATION OF THE VALLEY
OUR GROUP TACKLES THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL
DAVIS EXPLAINS HOW THE POSTPILE WAS FORMED
THE DEVIL’S POSTPILE
DEVIL’S POSTPILE GROUP PHOTO 2017 (SUITABLE FOR FRAMING)
THE MIGHTY SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
GROUP PHOTO OVER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
COREY AND GARY ON THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL
A WELL-DESERVED LUNCH AFTER THE HIKE
TONER AND STEVE MAN THE SANDWICH BAR. MATT TAKES A WELL-DESERVED BREAK.
BOARDING THE GONDOLA
UP, UP, AND AWAY!
THE MINARETS AS SEEN FROM THE GONDOLA
ELIZABETH RIDES THE GONDOLA
VIEW FROM THE TOP OF MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN
COREY, ELIZABETH AND ERICA PLOT THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE CAMPING TRIP
COREY RIDES THE GONDOLA (MINARETS IN THE BACKGROUND)
“HOW BIG WAS GARY’S FISH?” “IT WAS THIS BIG”
OUR HUMBLE CAMP
THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF STEVE MAKING A SALAD
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING JOKE NIGHT
SMILES ALL THE WAY AROUND. CAMPFIRES DO THAT TO PEOPLE.
SNACK TIME!
WHITTLERS THREE
CHARLES AND MATT GET THEIR GRILL ON
GARY’S FISH FED ALL 20 OF US
JEFF SPINS A YARN
ELIZABETH JOINS THE WHITTLERS
EMILY ANN JOINS THE CAMPFIRE
OUR CAMP HOSTS JERRY AND MARY STOP BY FOR A VISIT
JOKE NIGHT IN FULL SWING
JEFF TELLS A JOKE. OR STEVE. OR MAYBE EMILY ANN.

Day 4: Time to head back to civilization… but not before we make everyone pose for “one last picture.”

EMILY ANN AND STEVE
WALTER AND ERICA
DEVIN AND STEPHEN
JEFF AND BOB
ALEXIS
BROOK AND VANCE
LUNCH AT THE PIZZA FACTORY ON THE WAY HOME – A WTF TRADITION
PIZZA… GOOD FOR THE SOUL
CHEERS
CHECKING OUT THE WESTERN FILM MEMORABILIA AT THE PIZZA FACTORY
THE 2017 WTF CREW – JIM, MATT, CHARLES, JACK, STEVE AND TONER

THANKS FOR COMING CAMPING WITH US. WE HAD A GREAT TIME HANGING OUT WITH ALL OF YOU!