1) Participants

• Class of 2008: John Baxter, Jason Clark, Amanda Crowley, Ramsay Edwards, Emily Gable, Ian Hannigan, Elisa Kim, Katherine Kuntz, Leah Landry, Elizabeth Levine, Marc PunKay
• Leaders: Leslie Grothaus, Scott Pearsall, Gabe Podesta
• Faculty: Wayne Steinmetz

2) Activities

• We camped at Dorst Creek Campground in Sequoia National Park. Our time was devoted to relaxation, hiking, and gourmet Dutch oven cooking.
• Day 1. We drove from Claremont to the national park and saw Crystal Cave.
  dinner menu: baked salmon, risotto, asparagus, gingerbread-apple cobbler
  photographs
  • hiking to the entrance of Crystal Cave
  • first day at camp

• Day 2. Group 1: Heather Lake, Group 2: Giant Grove and Panorama Point
  dinner menu: spaghetti putanesa, chicken cacciatore, baked appple with raisins
  photographs
  • start of the hike to Heather Lake
  • cavity in a sequoia at Lost Grove
  • sequoia at Grant Grove
  • group shot at Panorama Point
  • view north from Panorama Point with Hume Lake
  • cooking, preparation of the spaghetti a la putanesca
  • cooking, preparation of the chicken cacciatore
  • washing up after dinner
  • Wednesday campfire

• Day 3: Hike to Muir Grove
  dinner menu: avocado soup, Swiss raclette, nectarine cobbler with walnuts
  pictures
  • rest stop during hike to Muir Grove
  • view of sequoia on entering Muir Grove
  • the leaders-Gabe, Scott, and Leslie- in a tree at Muir Grove
  • group in a root grotto at Muir Grove
  • two in a hole in a tree at Muir Grove
  • Ian in a crack in a tree at Muir Grove
  • card game after the hike
  • second card game after the hike

• Day 4: Giant Grove and return home
  dinner menu: back to dorm food
  pictures
  • group shot in front of the General Sherman Tree

  last updated, 28 August 2004