Two Goats and a Camel

Whit and Claire’s wedding weekend was amazing. We spent Memorial Day Weekend celebrating with them and all of their fantastic family and friends on a beautiful piece of land that sits right on beautiful Lake Tahoe. It was sunny, warm and incredibly joyful the whole time. The ceremony was almost ridiculously picturesque, on the edge of a hill that slopes right into the lake and provides an amazing view of what Mother Nature is all about. And then there was beautiful Whit and Claire and their ceremony cronies standing in front of it all… Claire looking stunning as she is in a dress that must have been made for her and Whit looking dapper in a slick grey suit-set, white suede shoes and pink tie. I could go on forever but what I’ll say is the weekend and the wedding and the couple embodied the true picture of simple elegance. The ceremony made my heart swell with the love that exuded from these two dear friends of ours and was one of those ceremonies that restores all faith in true love and marriage. Congratulations Whit and Claire and thanks for a super-lovely weekend!

As for what’s happening now… We left Lake Tahoe and headed to Lassen National Volcanic Park for a night if camping before heading to StoneLake Farm. However, the morning we were set to depart, we learned that some unexpected stuff happened up at the farm (which we did not know due to our lengthy lack of internet) and our trip was delayed until this Sunday. Gavin and I just happen to be pretty good at adapting so we looked at a map and are currently improvising a Northern California National Park/Lake Tour. A few days ago, we headed to Whiskeytown Lake and have thouroughly enjoyed the last few nights we’ve spent camping ON the lake, swimming, hiking and devising new, creative campfire meals (more on that later). And boy, it is beautiful up here! Now we’re headed for more lakes in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for a couple more nights of our improvised camping adventure before heading to StoneLake. Don’t worryu about us though, I recently purchased the most massive map I have ever owned of just Shasta-Trinity so we know where we’re going! And now, we gotta get back on that open road…

*About the title:  When asked what they had to offer as symbols of their commitment to one another, Whit answered “Two goats and a camel.” (Correct answer: This ring, which he did have.)