Penny, Rich (Rocketear owners) and I did a trip up to Wrights Lake this last weekend. Elevation is about 7K, incredible stars at night and dead silent other than the occasional owl, no bears, 40 at night, upper 70's in the day. It's only about 40 miles from home, this is about as good as it gets, except I know the camp hosts and our space was comped and she baked an incredible cherry pie for my first night there!
Found a campsite, one we could double up in with plenty of room:
Waffles on the 426 for breakfast....not quite done yet...a chipmunk cleaned off the overflow on the iron later in the day, and that baby was really picked clean. Forgot to mention and had to edit....Rich cooked up a marinated pork roast in the DO with mushroom gravy, fresh green beans, mashed potatoes baked with gruyere cheese, and the camp hosts brought by a pineapple upside down cake and some incredible ciabatta bread also from a DO. Camping eats are always the best!
Neil and Lyn's '66 Airstream Trade Wind pulled by a '71 Buick Centurion, he picked up the trailer on E-bay. They were there for 2 weeks. It has an all original interior, 'cept the floor in it. Neil is into changing flags everyday...he hauls like 30 of them with him all the time.
I met Neil 2 years ago and he had some Coleman items then....2 really nice Quicklights, early 20's, that he found in an attic of a home he bought back in the 70's. Both are users. He does his own polishing on the Trade Wind!
Morning along the creek leading out of the lake...
7:15 am at the lake....I'm really fortunate to have places like this nearby to camp at. It backs up to the Desolation Wilderness area. Lots of trails into the back country. This is one of my favorite spots for camping and I never get tired of this view. Sometimes, this area doesn't open until late July if we get a hard winter. Happy Camping....Doug