{"id":2370,"date":"2016-09-22T19:44:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T02:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2016-09-22T19:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T02:44:58","slug":"shaver-lake-camping-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/shaver-lake-camping-september-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaver Lake camping, September 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This past weekend from Thursday, September 15th<\/sup>, 2016 thru Sunday, September 18th<\/sup>, 2016 the boys and I made our annual trek up the to the California mountains for cabin-camping.<\/p>\n

Cabin-camping isn\u2019t quite as extreme as tent-camping because our living quarters typically have a solid foundation, roof, refrigerator and bathroom. In other words, we rent a house for the few days instead of living out of a tent.<\/p>\n

This certainly sounds like it\u2019s easier than traditional tent-camping, but I can assure you that we challenge ourselves in many ways to make up for the convenience of having a roof over our heads.<\/p>\n

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I have been fortunate enough to participate in this fun event for roughly the past 4-5 years. It\u2019s my understanding that this great tradition has been happening for years prior and I\u2019m so grateful to participate with these guys, and have great fun planning with our wives.<\/p>\n

Each year our destination is different, however, generally we choose a location somewhere in the Yosemite National Forest. Sometimes we go more north and sometimes we go south. This particular year we went East! We ended-up near this place called Shaver Lake in California.<\/p>\n

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Upon arrival at the location we all were very excited, as always. These cabins were a bit particular though. Why? Because the pathway to the cabin involved a 30-or-so yard walk from our parking place to the cabin itself. You might not think that\u2019s a big deal but when you have as much \u2018gear\u2019 as we bring it makes a huge difference. Anyhow, that was a big difference from our typical situation because usually parking is more reasonable.<\/p>\n

We ended up staying at this place called Cedar Crest Resort in Lakeshore, CA. The people were super-duper nice, no doubt, and we loved their friendship. We must honestly say though that the accommodations weren\u2019t the best, nor the worst. The cabin was clean but not nearly as spacious as advertised on the website which was interesting but being the manly-men that we are; we overcame. In all seriousness they had four couches in one room and we each commandeered one of th\"campfire-and-roughage\"<\/a>em!<\/p>\n

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After we got settled into the cabin and got our gear settled-in it was time to \u2018camp\u2019! So what was the first thing that my amigo\u2019s immediately did? Start the BBQ grill and a campfire, of course!<\/p>\n

Our group this year consisted of 6 total dudes. This is the largest number of campers since \"campfire\"<\/a>I\u2019ve joined the festivities. The four other guys, other than myself, I have known for a while and really appreciate their friendship. This year, however, a rookie was introduced to the gang. This rookie-guy was an absolutely wonderful person! He was such fun, entertaining and a great person to talk with. I can\u2019t wait to hang-out with him again buy cheap viagra online uk<\/a>. It is always so much fun to have new people join the group.<\/p>\n

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\"frank-and-aussie\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a beautiful picture of Frank (who is our fearless leader) and his beloved puppy, Aussie. This is a photo just before Frank took Aussie on a long walk. I know both of them really enjoyed this.<\/p>\n

Frank is a great animal lover overall and I really appreciate this quality because he is an absolutely decent person. Thanks Frank!<\/p>\n

Aussie is terrific fun among this group of guys. We love having Aussie join us for camping and he loves being in the wilderness. Frank is such a wonderful \u2018daddy\u2019 for Aussie that it\u2019s borderline-sickening. Just kidding Frank-Buddy!<\/p>\n

In all seriousness it\u2019s really fantastic to have Aussie and Frank with us. I could not imagine spending a weekend without these two entertaining guys.<\/p>\n

\"football-grip\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So once we got settled, it was gametime for us six guys and Aussie!<\/p>\n

Whether it was happenstance or not, a football was brought by one of my fellow campers. Maybe they had heard the legend of the Kevin Neal Golden Arm? Regardless, as you can see in the photo, my football grip has perfect technqiue which allows me to throw perfect spirals at every release of the ball.<\/p>\n

In addition to perfect grip and technqiue, my unbelievable accuracy to hit a received in a full-motion route is simply amazing.<\/p>\n

LOL, yeah right! If that were all true then I would be playing football on Sunday\u2019s instead of camping with 5 other dudes in a cabin drinking beer all weekend.<\/p>\n

\"golden-arm\"<\/a>Overall, I would have to say that this was certainly a fantastic experience. What I enjoyed most was the conversations with the other guys. This was really special to me. These guys are smart dudes and have a lot of common sense. It\u2019s absolutely refreshing to have such great discussions, debate controversial topics like adults and agree that the Cowboys stink! J<\/p>\n

So, in summary, let me please provide my ratings:<\/p>\n