Below are all the details that you could possibly need for this camping trip.

I worked on this on a plane 35,000 feet in the air inbetween two people I didn’t know and
from the hours of 3:15 am until 5:38 am Saturday, August 4th, so if there are
grammatical errors, ignore them please.
I highly suggest you print this document out and show it to your parents because some of
you children need to show you parents that you can go across the street without holding
their hand. Good luck!

Our camping trip takes place the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of August.
Samantha has to leave at midnight of the 12th with her family, Erik early
morning of the 13th, and Leo will be arriving late evening the 11th or the morning
of the 12th.

Costs for Camping Site:

$43 overall
* 4
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132

1. Andy-Camping Site Paid

2. Nima-Camping Site Paid
3. Leo
4. Erik
5. Devin-Camping Site Paid
6. Chen

7. Deepa-Camping Site Paid

8. Shannon
9. Samantha-Camping Site Paid
10. Caitlin-Camping Site Paid
11. Sarah-Camping Site Paid

$43
* 2
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86

12. Parent 1-Camping Site Paid

13. Parent 2-Camping Site Paid
14. Rian-Camping Site Paid
15. Demon-Camping Site Paid
 Drivers:
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Samantha's parents:
Parent 1
Parent 2
Rian
Samantha
Demon

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Erik's Car:
Erik
Chen
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Andy's Car:
Andy
Sarah
Devin?
Deepa

*Depending on whether or not my parents are renting a car and driving me up there will
depend on the driving situation. As I have known Devin for way too long now, my
parents are familiar with him, and introducing new people to them is irritating. They
prefer familiar people.*

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Nima's Car:
Nima
Devin?
Caitlin
Shannon
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Leo's Car:
Leo (Comes the evening the 11th? Morning of the 12th?)
Food:
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*The number to the left indicates the day*
10: Number of meals: 1 (Dinner, lunch on the way there)
Dinner: Small town dinner? Spaghetti? Noodles? It's up to Samantha's
parents.
11: Number of meals: 3 (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Breakfast: Cereal (Milk and Cereal)
Lunch: Tuna Sandwiches (Tuna, bread, mayo, onions?)
Dinner: Tofu Dogs and chili and cheese? (Tofu dogs, Chili, cheese, ketchup,
mustard)
12: Number of meals: 3 (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Breakfast: Bagels (Bagels and Cream Cheese)
Lunch: Grilled cheese (Cheese, bread)
Dinner: Tofu Burgers (Tofu patties, burger buns, lettuce, tomatoes)
13: Number of meals: None! We leave early and get Brunch in Fresno

Total Number of Meals: 7

Total Number of Mouths to Feed: 15
Approximate number of those mouths which belong to ravenous teenagers who
will most likely eat a lot: 7

**Mrs. DeLeon, please be sure to buy the things in actual Tofu form. Nima can’t
eat meat because he’s a Muslim. They actually taste really really good, honestly.
I’ve had them before. All the extra things needed like condiments are in
parentheses. The Tofu Burgers will use the cheese, ketchup, and mustard from
the previous day (The ones used for the Tofu Dogs). I don’t know what cereal is
preferred by the members of our party, maybe Samantha can find out.**

Additional Culinary Equipment:

-Plastic Forks
-Plastic Spoons
-Paper Plates
-Paper Bowls
-Napkins
-Trash bags
Itinerary:
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10: Wake up bright and early, children (Except Leo, of course)! Time to go
CAMPING! We're thinking of meeting at Nima's house at around 10:00 am and
making sure we have everything in order, including the food, tents, and
supplies. We leave at around 11:00 am, and start our long haul to PRINCESS
camping site, in the middle of bum-ridden nowhere. At around 1:00 pm we'll be
taking a break and getting some lunch, you know, In-n-Out or something, maybe
some McDonalds or something. So be sure to eat something in the morning
before we leave, because it's a long, boring, dull ride to PRINCESS.

Directions to PRINCESS CAMPING SITE:

1.) Take the I-5 freeway NORTH towards Los Angeles, 131 miles
2.) Keep left to take the CA-99 freeway NORTH towards Bakersfield/Fresno,
133 more miles
3.) Exit at Ventura Avenue
4.) Make a right on Ventura Avenue, towards Kings Canyon Road
5.) Ventura Avenue will become East Ventura Avenue
6.) East Ventura Avenue will become East Kings Canyon Road
7.) East Kings Canyon Road will become the 180 Highway East
8.) Follow the 180 Highway all the way. There are several areas where there
might be confusion:
a. At one point, the 180 Highway becomes South Reed Avenue. At
this point, you have two choices: Go straight, which will bring you
onto South Reed Avenue, or make a left, which will have you
continue on the 180 Highway East. Make the left turn.
b. Careful where the 180 and 63 Highways meet; continue on the 180
c. Careful where the 180 and 245 Highways meet; continue on the 180
i. Shortly after the 180 and 245 meet, you will officially enter
Kings Canyon National Park
d. The 180 will soon meet the 198 Highway/Generals Highway.
Before you reach this point, the 180 will branch North, towards the
VISITOR CENTER. Take the 180 North towards the VISITOR
CENTER
i. This is where all the minor loopy stuff comes in, but staying
on the 180 will be easy, since it’s the only major road there.
I’ll be in the lead car and probably driving it, and I know this
area as well as have a portable GPS system so we can’t get
lost
9.) Right before we reach Hume Lake Road, on our LEFT will be Princess
Campgrounds.
a. We have campsites 2, 4, and 21 reserved from the 10th to the 14th.
Campsites 2 and 4 are right next to one another, while 21 is about 3
 or 4 campsites farther up. This is intentional: Campsites 2 and 4 are
for us and campsite 21 is for Samantha's family.

We then get to set up the tents, unpack, and then all meet together and have a
big happy dinner of whatever the DeLeons have decided to cook for us! Or we
can just as easily drive to the nearby small restaurant and get some food, if
indeed it’s still there. Then we make a pretty fire, eat smores, and once the fire
goes out, look straight up at the beautiful front row seat to the galaxy, since it's a
crystal-clear view from 7,000 feet above sea level. Watch for the shooting ones;
they're the best, and you usually see like a billion up there.

11: After sleeping uncomfortably on the rather rocky ground, except of those of
you with extra padding because you need the "back support," we wake up bright
and early again and eat up. The whole day is ours! I don't know this campsite at
all, so we can take a look around and try and find a hiking trail or something that
parallels a river. Not only are these kind the best kind with the best environment
(It’s in the middle of a beautiful forest and you hear the trickling of peaceful
waters at all times), these hiking trails that parallel the river usually end in a
waterfall or pool of some sort, so we ca swim around and have fun. If there is no
hiking trail, we can just as easily get in our cars and drive to HUME LAKE and
swim there. Up to you guys. We got all day. We'll pack our Tuna sandwiches,
and make them in the morning so that we can eat them whenever. The night is
the same thing: We have dinner, make another awesome campfire, sing campfire
songs, etc. Let’s make sure to give Leo a big happy welcome when he arrives
tonight or maybe tomorrow morning. Whatever.

12: Our backs are now stiff and our shoulders and sore from having to sleep
uncomfortably on them. It's our second day "roughing" it, and by now some of
us are sick and tired of camping. We wake up and enjoy our bagels, and then we
have the whole day to do whatever we want. We can repeat what we did
yesterday, or we can try something new, and if one of you is seriously sick of it,
we can leave you at the visitor's center down the road where there's air
conditioning. The 12th is our freebee; we can do whatever you guys want,
including sit around and do nothing.
Samantha leaves tonight, so let's make sure all her clothes are splattered in
ketchup and to steal her sleeping pads.
Erik might leave tonight, or tomorrow morning, but I hope its tomorrow
morning; I’m afraid he might be too sleepy to drive by himself at night.

13: Wake up not so bright and early, pack up, and leave by noon. Get some food
in Fresno, and we're done! Hope you guys had fun, thanks for coming. You’ve
all been great!
Andy’s Commentary on Concerns
*Children, this is for your parents*
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Okay, I’m going to address a few basic worries that seem to worry some of the
parents.
First, the drive up to the campground. For one, we are in broad daylight
at all times, and the trip is about 4, maybe 5, hours long, more than half of which
is spent on the immensely boorish 5 freeway or 180 highways. The roads that go
up the mountains are all almost as straight as an arrow; there is a very very
gradual upslope the entire time, and there are no twisty turnies that will give any
of us trouble. We only ascend to about 5,000 and tops 7,000 feet above sea level,
which is honestly like a good 30 to 45 minutes going on these “treacherous”
twisty mountain roads. Trust me, I just came back from a 5 day backpacking trip
from up there and after walking 75 miles with blisters all over my feet and a 40
pound pack, I was able to drive all the way back down the mountain and back
home while I was dead tired and my arms were stiff as boards. We will be
driving in formation, which means that we’ll try and stay directly behind one
another with the lead being probably me with the GPS system. Honestly, the
only danger that we are in driving there is Nima driving so slow he gets a ticket
for it. Truly.
Second, the concern of animals. The only dangerous animal up there that
I know of is the black bear. However, black bears are only active in
campgrounds where the occupants are dirt stupid and leave scented items outside
of their bear boxes. Scented items are literally what they sound like: Bars of
soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, hair gels, lotion, bug spray, and
obviously food. The bear boxes provided are about 4*3*4 feet large, so it can
hold everything we bring. Also, park rangers patrol all of the campsites often,
because they have to make sure people have paid, and bear technicians also do
campsite patrols to ensure all the of the campers aren’t stupid and leave scented
items outside their bear boxes. Both the rangers and the bear technicians have
military grade bear spray that’s usually used in tear grenades, and if worse
comes to worse, the bear techs have guns. Black bears are easily frightened by
humans (Banging pots and pans together scare them off) and are not a serious
threat at all.

This may or may not have come up, but most likely tents will be separated by
sex, and I will be alone to avoid any dangerous encounters with my sleep
murmurs and insomnia and murderous habits.

If you have any concerns, feel free to ask me anything, as long as it’s about the
trip.
Tips:
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1.) For god’s sake, please bring bug spray! You will be endlessly attacked and
hoarded by the mosquitoes up there! You will need to use this bug spray to
keep them away!
2.) For those of you with sensitive, delicate, fragile skin that can be easily
damaged by the sun, bring sun block lotion; however, remember that you will be
unable to shower until we get back, but we will be going swimming. Be ready to
sleep in what you put on your body.
3.) Bring a sleeping bag and some sort of pad to put beneath you. It will be
very hard on your shoulders and hips if you sleep on your side or your shoulder
blades if you sleep on your back, if you do not have a pad. It doesn’t get below
freezing at 7,000, so don’t worry about freezing. Plus, you can use it as an excuse
so you have to sleep near one another to produce and conserve extra “body
heat.”
4.) Don’t even bother with shampoo and conditioner in your toiletries. Waste of
space, and they can both attract bears. You won’t be able to shower anyways.
5.) You can either use your pack or you’re bundled up clothes as a pillow, but
since this isn’t a backpacking trip, you can bring a pillow; most likely it’ll help
with the car ride up, too.
6.) Bring good shoes and a pair of sandals. Getting in and out of your tent can
be a pain if you only have shoes, but if we go on a hike sandals might slow you
down and make your feet hurt.
7.) It gets cold at night and hot during the day; be sure to bring a variety of
clothes, but don’t pack a whole suitcase full that would last you a week and a
half; pack light, and pack smart.
8.) If you have any questions, just contact me whenever.

-Shannon and I leave the weekend after this trip, and Erik has orientation on the
15th to the afternoon of the 17th. Dunno what Deepa and Sarah are doing, and
Samantha probably has to work because she likes to work a lot. Keep the
evening of the 17th of August open; let’s see what I can do before Shannon and I
disappear.