Spring Vacation

For Spring break, we took a trip with Lindy, Jonathan, Ruthie, and AJ to Bishop, CA. We received a lot of questioning looks and raised eyebrows when we told folks where we were going. But we had such a good time and didn't have to fight crowds. On our way, we stopped at Manzanar, which is the relocation camp for the Japanese people back in World War II. It was very sobering to learn about this time in history. There is a wonderful museum and video there as well as the restoration of the housing they lived in.




This is one of the guard houses at the entrance to Manzanar

We stayed in a nice motel in Bishop right next to a park. We spent a lot of time in the park letting the kids play and feeding the ducks! Schat's Bakery gave us a huge grocery bag of bread heels and crusts for $1, so we fed the ducks on several occasions. Doug and Jonathan enjoyed some of that bread as well! LOL!




Little hungry quackers waiting for food from Ruthie!

Ruthie, Jonathan, and Lindy went swimming in the Keough's Hot Springs pool. AJ stayed with us as he was very unhappy in the pool!

We spent time doing some hiking and rock climbing. Here is Ruthie and Jonathan on top!


The Woodland family at Buttermilk Boulder City

Doug had fun with his slingshot

Beautiful Sierras behind us!

After our hiking, we visited Law's Railroad Museum. We also found a store that sells fabulous jerky of all kinds and flavors.


Saturday morning, we packed up and headed home, stopping at the fish hatchery on our way. We were disappointed to learn that it's no longer functioning as a hatchery. There were many fish in the pond out front and so we enjoyed feeding the fish! AJ got nipped a bit by one of the fish and so Ruthie was shy about touching the fish. Lindy was able to finally coax her into it and she giggled when she actually touched one! We went on to Lone Pine and ate lunch and then said our goodbyes as we would go to our homes via different routes. We had a wonderful time!