So on the Saturday about mid-morning we were joined by the Jones' friends from Australia who were coming along with us to Calaveras. The plan was to get up there, have lunch at the cabin with some of the Jones' relations and have a nice walk around.
My initial thoughts on 'having lunch at the cabin' were that we would arrive at the forest place and hike for a bit to a cabin/hut and make ourselves lunch. You know, like a tramping hut, something with bare essentials, but in a pleasant outdoor setting. This was incorrect, the cabin turned out to be a rather nice bach(!), which was situated in a very nice locality in among trees, especially with the snow that still hadn't melted it looked very picturesque.
Lunch was awesome, I ate a belly full and then it was a short drive to the Calaveras Big Trees State Park. This park is all about big giant Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra Redwood. These trees are truly massive! We had a personal guided tour around explaining the history of the park and the trees :D Did you know that the Sequoiadendron giganteum can survive forest fires? Its spongy bark absorbs enough water that it doesn't allow the tree to burn.
After that it was a trip back to the cabin for some margaritas to relax ;) ... then it was back to the ranch for a St Patrick's day meal of corned beef - to conclude my Saturday excursion.
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