2001.07.26
Wildcat I
Christian Matthews and George Branch started Wildcat fourteen years ago, and it's been a camping tradition with friends ever since. For about a decade the location has been Lumsden Bridge campground, which is just outside the gate to Yosemite, in the Stanislaus National Forest. This was my 5th year to Wildcat.
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Lumsden Bridge
The campground is just downstream from Lumsden Bridge, which crosses a gorge of the Tuolumne River, not far below Hetch Hetchy.
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Sacha
Sacha is English, and Wildcat is therefore properly civilized and organized.
A rack of spare flashlights and other keys to camping happiness are laid out, ready for the weekend.
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Big Rocks
Minor cliffs overlook the deep waters of the gorge. Jumping off the rocks is a tradition at Wildcat.
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