2018 Nor Cal Wheeling, Camping and BS

There is nothing better in this world than your child asleep on you bellly. My daughter is almost walking. All the physical activity she is getting now tires her out. It’s almost visible to see the melatonin take over. Man, who knew that being a papa would be so rewarding.

/endsappynesspost

 

Get your rest now when she starts walking you in trouble

 

Awesome! I grew up in Oakland and have probably been there 100 as a child and with my kids. Had no idea they do overnighters.

 

And remember how much you love her now because when she is 14 you need those memories.

 

Mine is 14 now. Doesn't come out on trips with me as often as I'd like anymore because she has other priorities. But every so often...

 

Kids makes you re-live your childhood the way you never did. They are the best thing that happend to me!

 

They only do 4-5 might a year during summer I believe. This was our first year as well. You will have to register months and months ahead because it fills up very fast. It's little expensive, but totally worth it. Kids can have all the rides and there is literally only handful of people who will be camping with you. They provide dinner and breakfast. At night they did puppet show and magic show for the kids. Magic show was awesome!

 

They have overnight events at the Oakland zoo too, I want to do that.

 

We did an overnight at a zoo when we were in Australia, it was a lot of fun.

 

The Monterey bay aquarium has a kids sleepover thing too that looks cool. You get to sleep in front of one of the giant tanks.

 

Stayed out by Jamison mine. Awesome area!!!

 

I did a overnighter at the oakland zoo once but it was unintentional. When we were teenagers we would jump the fence and walk around drinking beer. One night the care taker/ security dude called the cops on us. Had to lay in a bush of poison oak till like 5am till the cops and helicopter finally quit looking for us.

Lesson learned

 

Did you end up in the hospital?

 

Yup for 3 days.

 

Oh shit. That’s a story.

My younger brother is like that. He looks at poison oak and breaks out all over. I get it but usually only a few spots.

 

Did the overnight at Monterey with my daughters school. Was awesome! Woke up here.

 

When my daughter is a little older I want to take her.

 

Looking to get to Hawley lake in a few weeks. Anyone know the trail?
It's near gold and snake and that great basin area.

 

I thought you'd all get a kick out of why Dinkey Creek is named as it is. Turns out 4 hunters had a dog named Dinkey. Apparently, Dinkey was seriously injured in a fight with a grizzly bear. This happened in 1863 or there about.

Who knew? From the book "California Place Names: An Etymology of current Geographical Names".