We got back on Tuesday from our annual camping trip. Every year since 1993,
my family has vacationed at the
Lair of the Golden Bear, the family camp managed by the
U.C. Berkeley Alumni Association.
The Lair is in the Sierras near
Pinecrest.
There are 3 camps within the Lair: Gold, Blue, and Oski. Most families renew each year
for the same tent in the same Lair week of the 12 summer sessions.
In over 50 years of Lair camping, each week has developed its own style and
traditions. Our family is always well represented in the 10th week Camp Blue Review –
the Lair’s Wednesday night talent show. This year, Jessica sang “Che Faro Senza
Euridice” (an aria from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s
“Orpheus and Eurydice” opera), Matt did gymnastics: splits and walking on his
hands, and the whole family participated in our own five minute skit called
“Hamlet with Hats”.
After our week at the Lair and despite a
tire blowout and suspension hose failure on our truck, we drove home
by way of Mono Lake,
Mammoth Mountain,
Devil’s Postpile and Rainbow Falls,
and Yosemite. Here
are some Lair photos, more to come!
Camp Blue Sign
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Jessica, Matt, Paul
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Bear Crossing Sign
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Eleanor and Daniel in the Art Grove
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John painting Hamlet crowns
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Hamlet props
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Jessica sings
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Matt does the splits
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Hamlet with Hats
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Hamlet with Hats
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Aspen Meadow Appaloosa
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Paul
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Jessica
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Matt
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Aspen Meadow
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Paul’s Lair Birthday
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Paul driving his Grandma
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Packed to go
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Last Picture with Oski
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