Skylake
Saturday, August 16th, 2008We picked the kids up at Skylake today. They had some pictures from their time there. Katy’s pictures are here. Margaret’s pictures are here.
We picked the kids up at Skylake today. They had some pictures from their time there. Katy’s pictures are here. Margaret’s pictures are here.
Margaret and I in one kayak, Elizabeth and Sam in the other, made the trip from D. L. Bliss State Park to Emerald Bay. We stopped and had lunch in the Tea House on Fannette Island. After that, we went to the mainland and swam a bit. It was a 9.2 mile round trip. By [...]
Roy and I went up the canyon and behind Twin Peaks where the Tahoe Rim Trail meets the Pacific Crest Trail, then down through Alpine Meadows. The walk along the PCT was absolutely amazing. Either walking along ridge where we could see down to the lake, or down just below looking out through Granite Chief [...]
We have now received 5 pieces of mail from camp – and my mother has received one more. None are from Margaret. Katy has sent two letters to us at Tahoe, and her mandatory postcard went home. We know that she likes her cabin mates, her counselor is English, she misses us, and she has [...]
Katy and Margaret are at sleepaway camp right now near Yosemite. This is a first for both of them. Margaret returns this Saturday, Katy a week from Saturday. From photos posted by the camp, they look happy and relaxed. Today we got our first letter, written last Sunday, the day they arrived at camp. I [...]
Katy (and Charlotte, and the Coopers) went surfing in Santa Cruz. It was incredibly foggy and we could not see Katy surf at all, but she had a good time. Hopefully, she will want to go back often.