Jake was first up early (6am) in the morning. We could hear him chopping wood.   (07.05.99)

By the time we got up Jake had a new fire going.   (07.05.99)

Linda and Jake discuss the fire and breakfast. It was still pretty early, about 7am.   (07.05.99)

Jake selects another hot dog and Dr. Pepper as breakfast.   (07.05.99)

The speck in the foreground is Jake returning from his morning hike up the side of the mountain.   (07.05.99)

Here he comes! He toted a duffel bag up into the high woods to collect huge pine cones for Linda. While on the side of the mountain he spotted a deer and other wildlife.  This is a pretty neat spot to explore since we could (and did) follow him all the way up and down the abandoned ski slope with our binoculars.   (07.05.99)

Linda is very pleased with the pinecone treasures that Jake has found for her.  These monster cones will become the newest decorations for our Lodge.   (07.05.99)

With the camp all packed up and everyone ready to head down the mountain, we pause for one more photograph. A $1 garage sale tabletop tripod earns its keep. We are standing under a big pine tree where the tent had been pitched. This is the same campsite that Jake wants to bring his friend Russ back to in two weeks.   (07.05.99)