Ryan Relinger's mother, Kathryn, had just returned from a trip to Canada and the east coast the other day and was thinking about the boys and wondering how they were doing in China when she looked across the street and saw Drew with his girlfriend. She did a double take was wondering what was going on. Well Drew came back early. His health hit a snag and everyone thought it best if he get back to the states.
This past weekend the Relinger's, Finston's and Kosaraju's went on their annual camping trip arranged by Helmut and Kathryn. We had a blast camping, hiking and swimming in the alpine lakes north of lake Tahoe near Grey Eagle. We had a nice camp sight near a creek and a short distance from a number of nice hikes and lakes. As usual the food was great, the wine tastings a lot of fun and the fire pit was full of burning logs until the wee hours. Rick (Ryan's brother) and Lee (a good friend) went fishing for dinner one day. Fortunately we were not relying on them to feed us because when Rick and Lee bot back they reported the the fish had won the titanic battle. Rick and Lee had lost several hooks and lures and the fish swam away apparently laughing at the failed attempts of the valiant fishermen.
Meanwhile, we went on two great hikes. The first was up to the fire lookout at the top of Sierra Buttes. It was a rather long hike (4 miles each way) and quite a lot of elevation change. But everyone eventually made it to the top. The next day we hiked into Little Bear lake. It was only about a half mile gentle hike. The lake was very pretty and several people went for a swim, including Helmut who was the only parent brave enough to test to cold mountain water.
This past weekend the Relinger's, Finston's and Kosaraju's went on their annual camping trip arranged by Helmut and Kathryn. We had a blast camping, hiking and swimming in the alpine lakes north of lake Tahoe near Grey Eagle. We had a nice camp sight near a creek and a short distance from a number of nice hikes and lakes. As usual the food was great, the wine tastings a lot of fun and the fire pit was full of burning logs until the wee hours. Rick (Ryan's brother) and Lee (a good friend) went fishing for dinner one day. Fortunately we were not relying on them to feed us because when Rick and Lee bot back they reported the the fish had won the titanic battle. Rick and Lee had lost several hooks and lures and the fish swam away apparently laughing at the failed attempts of the valiant fishermen.
Meanwhile, we went on two great hikes. The first was up to the fire lookout at the top of Sierra Buttes. It was a rather long hike (4 miles each way) and quite a lot of elevation change. But everyone eventually made it to the top. The next day we hiked into Little Bear lake. It was only about a half mile gentle hike. The lake was very pretty and several people went for a swim, including Helmut who was the only parent brave enough to test to cold mountain water.
Lynne about to climb up the 147 stairs to the lookout tower at Sierra Buttes.
Helmut taking a dip in bear lake.
A nice view of some of the alpine lakes on our hike up to Sierra Buttes.
Lynne, John and Rao taking a break mid way up to the Sierra Butte lookout station.
John and Lynne taking a break.I want to thank Rao for providing the pictures.
We have not heard from the boys in a few days. They are in Nanjing and even though we try to get them to send pictures back, our requests are ignored. We hope that they are settling down and having a good time.
More soon. If anyone reads these posts, please send Lynne or me an email and let us know how you like them and if you would like anything posted on the blog.
John (Big Daddy) Finston
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