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Friday morning we woke up late (9am), but so did the rest of the campground. While we were eating
breakfast, someone stopped by to ask our neighbors if they were leaving tomorrow (they were).
The campsite vultures were circling.
It was a nice
warm day. I was considering making the 6 mile hike to Harden Lake, partly because it starts from
the campground. However, as it was getting late by the time we were ready, I decided it would be
better to do two short hikes instead.
So, we started by making the short drive to do the
Lukens Lake hike from Tioga Road. You can also
do the same hike from the White Wolf campground, but it's a much longer hike from there
and I didn't want to spend
the time today.
After the hike, we drove about 25 minutes west along Tioga Road to the start of the
Tuolumne Grove hike.
After the hike, we drove back to White Wolf and had a quick dinner, since we were planning
on going to the campfire program at 8pm. While we were washing up after dinner, Ranger
Elizabeth came by to promote the program. Coincidentally, we had seen her earlier in the
day on our Lukens Lake hike. We assured her we'd be coming to the program.
The campfire program was held in the campground amphitheater by the entrance. Ranger
Elizabeth started up a small campfire and told us about how to deal with bears, and
how water has shaped the park. She led us in a few songs, quoted from John Muir and others,
and answered questions. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. One thing she did mention that I
didn't know was that there was a fire still burning near Harden Lake, the Slope Fire.
So it's a good thing I
had decided not to do that hike today. Although I'm sure there were probably notices at
the trailhead which would have told me that the area was closed.
After the program, Ranger Elizabeth signed the junior ranger booklets for our two kids, then
we were off to bed. Even though the campground had the same number of people, the weekend
crowd seemed a bit rowdier, making lots of noise until 11pm (an hour past the 10pm quiet time).
But they settled down after that.
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