Day 13: We woke very dirty but ready for our last day. A early start to get to our 10:30 Crystal Cave tour with 1/2 mile down hill hike (it was harder coming up). Then we drove to the Giant Forest vistor center to see the exhibits and haver lunch under the sententienal sequoia tree. Then we droev through the tunnel log and to the General Sherman (the world's largest living thing). Then half the group went on the John Muir hike while others enjoyed the visitor's center at Lodgepole
Day 12: Yes we survived our encounter with a 300lb black bear (he just wanted our food). We are beinga lot more careful about havinga clean camp. Today we hiked all the way to little baldy (6.5 miles). After we played a little volleyball and made s'mores into the night.