Do you know what a bear box is? Every campsite here at the Wawona Campground has one. It's a long metal box where campers protect their food from the bears. If you leave food unattended in this campground, you may be fined. Yogi has to find his own food in the woods. 

Speaking of bears, Ranger Kevin McMillan in his talk on bear encounters gives tips on storing food while backpacking. He also says that when hiking in bear country it is best to go with someone who runs slower than yourself. 

The river that runs next to this campground is so cold that even the fish pass it up. It looks like a beautiful northern Michigan trout stream with rushing water over the rocks, but no one has caught a fish yet. 

Our Plymouth Horizon tow car is showing its age. This month it needed a new clutch and a catalytic converter. Luckily we found an excellent repair shop in Oakhurst, 25 miles from here. 

I like the host part of our campground hosting job, such as helping campers with site selection and information. I don't care much for the policing activities that are too often necessary. 

I still look at the sports page every day, but only to keep track of how many games Jack Morris (spoiled millionaire formerly with the Tigers and now with the Twins) has lost. 

You should see my partner in her new ranger-type uniform. Very sharp!