Hey there! Sneezys here, Rachel Campbell, Grant Riser, Phoebe Clutter, Emelio Saiz, Zachary Lewis, Matthew Robeson, Corbin Barber, Abby Overton, Carly Hegwer, and Ella-Chase Leavitt and we are coming to you from Lee Vining, California in a campground across from gorgeous Lake Mono!
This morning we woke up around 5:20 for another early morning. We left San Francisco around 6:30 with a long road trip ahead of us, but we did not mind because we were heading to YOSEMITE! We had a fantastic gourmet breakfast of pop tarts and bananas which we could decide between strawberry and brown sugar cinnamon! We made our first stop at Wally-World so that the cooks could buy the next few meals. Many made a stop at Starbucks for some pinkity drinkities (for Tripp, Aiden, and Matthew). We spent the next few hours on the bus where many took naps, ate some yummy snacks, and played some fun games on both the bus and van. We then had another wonderful meal of ham and cheese sandwiches with an option of turkey and lettuce as well as some top of the line potato chips! After lunch, we made it to Yosemite and the first place we visited was the Red Wood Forest where we saw trees that were thousands of years old. They were ginormous and very interesting. When we stood next to them, it was so crazy as to how many of us could fit around the base of the tree! After our little walk, we made it back to the bus where we continued to drive through the beautiful national park. We then got to see the dome rock and inspiration point. We then even got to see some snow on the mountain peaks and people daring to climb the rocks! We were again amazed with how vast the national park was. It seemed to go on and on for miles of stunning views, enormous peaks, and numerous scenery changes as we climbed through! On the way back to the camp, those on the bus decided to get into the snacks and eat gummies, sandwiches, and chips, while those on the van ate leftover chips from lunch! After exiting the park, we got to make a pitstop at a local store in Lee Vining, California where participants had the opportunity to buy shirts, stickers, and keepsakes, including very loud hats that the counselors got that were very sparkly and patriotic... we then headed to the campsite and set up our sleeping bags while the cooks were making dinner. Our camp ground was right in town so participants were able to grab some yummy ice cream before dinner while others were playing volleyball and spike ball. The dinner was very good, hand cooked by the Dopeys! We had quesadillas, chips, salsa, veggies, and cookies. After dinner many of us headed off to see the beautiful sunset over the mountains and Lake Mono and take pictures of memories that will last a lifetime. We’re settling in for a cold night and we have an early morning tomorrow heading off to Utah to see the salt flats!
This mornings sleeping beauties!
