Bear & Coon Adventures - Sequoia National Park

Last weekend Dave and I headed out on another Bear & Coon adventure. If you haven't figured it out already, Bear is my pet name for Dave and Coon is his pet name for me. Ok, you can go ahead and vomit now. Anyway, Sequoia National Park was our destination and here's how it all went down.






We headed out Saturday morning on an unusually stormy day. It cleared up quite a bit but as we cruised our way down the highway, we came across this Fed Ex truck that overturned. Looks like the driver isn't used to driving in wet weather. It was quite a sight. I just hope that whatever goody packages were inside the truck eventually made it to their destinations safely. So much for express mail - LOL!








Despite the rain, we made it safely to the park.


















Dave did a great job of driving in the rain. Doesn't he look handsome under the park sign?











The first creature we saw was this here tarantula that was walking in the road just as we got to the park entrance.











I didn't want the poor thing to get run over so I picked it up and placed it in some plants safely away from the road.
















Here's the second creature we came upon. A bear! That was the first time I actually saw a bear in person and it was very exciting!












We got to see 2 bears that day as we drove to our campsite. This guy decided to climb a tree and pose for a pic. How cool is that?!















Our campsite in Sequoia National Park.















Here I am standing in front of a huge ass sequoia tree. Amazing!

















Little me standing in front of a big log.













We walked along this path and checked out the beautiful scenery.










This tree had a large opening in it just big enough to fit a bear - hee!













This cabin was used by the U.S. Cavalry and also by the first ranger stationed at the park.











Dave looking a little flustered that they closed this tree off to visitors when usually it is open for the public to walk through.











I decided to be rebellious and cross the line to pose for this pic. Shhh, don't rat me out!













How pretty is this?!











Here I am standing in front of the General Grant tree. It is one of the biggest trees in the park and the widest sequoia known to man.













General Grant must have liked me as much as I liked him because as I was standing there, he dropped a pine cone that rolled all the way to my feet. What a nice gift! :o)

Bear & Coon Adventures Pt. 2 - Yosemite

On Sunday we decided to drive out to Yosemite. It was a beautiful day and we found the perfect campsite to kick back at and enjoy the wilderness.










The scenery was breathtaking.














This little guy thought he'd welcome us to the campsite so we shared our Pringles with him.












Dave found some cool cabins over by the general store.











The trees were everywhere you looked and the air was fresh and clean. If they only had showers at the campground, I could have stayed a week!










Well all good things must come to an end. This concludes this episode of Bear & Coon Adventures. Stay tuned for more exciting things to come!














Bear













Coon








Peace Out bloggers! xoxo

15 Year Reunion

How freaking cool is this?! I finally got to see my friend Ariel after all these years! We met up at the mall and then we went to lunch (at A & W of course!) Now, it's not the same A & W that we worked at years ago, that one is long gone and has been replaced with a title loan company but we managed to find one anyway and the food was just as we remembered it. Yummy! We ate and laughed and talked about old times and laughed some more. It was a great time and I only hope that we won't have to wait another 15 years before we can do it again. Dave was nice enough to take these pix of us with Ariel's new camera.








What, no drive up?! No car hops?! Crap!
















Cheers my friend!









Dave and I sharing a rootbeer float. Ok, I know you're prob thinking what the eff is up with my hair? Yeah, me too. All I can say is well, nothing. I have no excuse. I don't even think it was windy that day. I just looked like crap. Sorry Ariel. Next time I'll make sure I bring a brush and some hair spray along.



xoxo!!!!

Living Vicariously Pt. 2

More kickass pix from Ariel's trip. These were all taken in Taipei.

Living Vicariously

Here are some pix of my friend Ariel. He lives in Nicaragua but when we were teenagers, we both worked together at A&W in Las Vegas. He recently went on vacation and made Vegas his last stop. It was the first time I had seen him in 15 years. Our time was short but it was so exciting to see each other after so long and it brought back such good memories from way back when. Ariel promised he would email me the pictures he took of us while he was in town but in the meantime, he sent these ones so I could see the other places he went to while on vacation. These are some fascinating photos. The first pic was taken in Cambodia.

These other pix are from his visit to Thailand. Now I can respect the lifestyles and practices of people from other countries but wtf is up with that woman's neck?! Does this actually mean something or is it just a way accessorizing? Maybe it's a contest to see how far they can stretch their necks until their heads pop off. I don't know. I forget the name of this particular tribe. Ariel included it with the photo but I accidently deleted the text. Anywho, if anyone sees this picture on here and has any info on the neck decorations of this tribe, please fill me in. Oh, and forgive my ignorance. I wouldn't want to offend anyone with my comments.

I am absolutely thrilled that Ariel is doing so well and that he is able to travel and do the things he loves to do. I still have an open invitation to visit him in Nicaragua anytime I want. Also, his brother Carlos lives in Costa Rica and just opened up a bar/lounge.

Did someone say free booze? Get me to the airport, quickly!!!