One year ago: Camping at Bodega Bay Campground with the Wassermanns, Bakers, Petterle’s, Quigleys, Zinkeys and more, April 17-20, 2013.
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Emily’s gone away to a 4-day summer camp with the Girl Scouts near Calaveras Big Tree. Here’s the email-letter she sent home. Before she left home, Emily made Lisa and I both write her a note and then kiss the paper below the note in a circle. This is the “paper” that she refers to (and that she’s holding in the photo.

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No prizes here. The winner gets bragging rights for the dirtiest nails after 2 days of camping and NO SHOWERS!

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Steve joined Mike Wassermann and Larry Zinky for the guys’ camp trip–a weekend trip to Loon Lake with no wives and no kids. “We just enjoy getting together with the guys,” said Larry. “It’s not that we have anything against our kids or wives.”

After a weekend of relaxation and fantastic camp-cooked meals, the guys think the trip will be remembered for the long drive on the first day.

Our plans to camp at Loon were quickly changed when the forest service employee told us that

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