Visiting Dinkey Creek and Camp El-O-Win in the Spring

We went up to Dinkey Creek, Forked Meadow, and Camp El-O-Win to visit my parents and see the springtime sights.

These snow plants are really going to town!

Old grinding stations from when Native Americans used to come up Dinkey Creek in the summer.

Dinkey Creek sure is beautiful!

Out at the most distant A-frame cabin at Camp El-O-Win.

Near the water tank.

Lots of work has gone into the camp in recent years since it was taken over by the non-profit.

These old adirondack shelters aren’t used anymore.  I suspect they weren’t very suitable for here.

Some graffiti in one of the adirondack shelters.

There must have been lots of bugs at one point.

 

 

Walking across the plank path in Forked Meadow.

Beautiful greenery.

 

 

Cutting Down a Few Trees at Camp El-O-Win

We went over to Camp El-O-Win to cut down a few standing dead trees that were killed by the drought and beetle infestations that are to be used for lumber around camp.

Sometimes a tree needs a gentle touch to be felled.

These were healthy trees a couple years ago before the drought and beetles did their work.

Bucking the tree to get it ready for the guy who will come in with a portable sawmill to turn these logs into lumber.

It was fun felling a couple trees for the camp!

 

Camp El-O-Win Visit

We went over to Camp El-O-Win to check on a few things and walk around the camp.

Some beautiful blue stain siding that went up on a building recently.

The bridge that joins both sides of the camp together.  There used to be a suspension bridge here but it’s long gone and now replaced by this metal bridge.

The dining hall at the center of camp.

Looking over toward the camp manager’s cabin.