The next morning, we saw dozens of tussock moth caterpillars on
the outside of our tent. They're everywhere, and unfortunately
can cause an allergic reaction in some people. Fortunately, it
didn't seem to affect any of us.
Our campsite nestled amongst the cones
Our neighbor had already packed up everything and left by the
time we were eating breakfast. We then drove to the General Sherman
tree area to do the Trail of the Sequoias.
After the hike, CJ, Jennie, and Weihaw drove a short ways to see
Moro Rock. Meanwhile, Jean and I returned to camp (with a stop
at the Lodgepole Market for ice cream). When we arrived at camp,
we saw that we had more neighbors. There were two cars, three
tents, and seven people at campsite 30. There's a limit of 1 car
and 6 people per site. While we were breaking one rule by having
an extra car, we weren't happy about our extra neighbors.
Then, as we were finishing up dinner, another car showed up. So
they had 3 cars, 4 tents, and 10 people!!! This was getting out
of hand. Unfortunately, all the campsites were completely full
by this time, so I guess they didn't have much choice. Still,
we were wondering what the rangers would say when they saw 5 cars
where there only supposed to be 2. Thankfully, their campfire
subsided and they stopped talking around 10:30pm so we could get
some much-needed rest.
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