Bass Lake

Photos of the cabin location on the cove. The top photo is the cabin I went to as a kid. It was owned by my great grandma Cody.

Me and Kristen outside of the corner store, where we would buy Archie comics as kids. The store is located at The Pines, a small, local shopping spot. 

I may have mentioned this before, but when I was in Italy with Annie, we contemplated a very serious question..."If you could go on one trip before you die, would you go to a familiar spot or to a new place?" After days of thinking and talking about it, I concluded that I would go to a familiar spot and I would go to Bass Lake. It's so nostalgic for me. I went there as a kid and stayed in our great grandma's cabin with siblings, mom and dad, aunts and uncles, and friends. Before our great grandma died, the cabin was sold (in the late 1970's). Then uncle Mike bought his house in Oakhurst, right by Bass Lake, over 20 years ago, so I've been able to take my kids there. My kids are 5th generation to go there. The lake is quiet and tree-lined. The Forks has great burgers, fries, and sandwiches and t-shirts and trinkets. Ducey's is a nice restaurant on the lake. The Pines is where it was at when we were kids. We would walk to The Pines as kids and get cupcakes at the grocery store bakery. We would also buy Archie comics as the corner store. There was no TV at the cabin, so we enjoyed Archie comics when we weren't playing in the water.

Kristen and I drove there on Monday, getting there in the afternoon. Aunt Carolyn came from Halcyon, too. Mike has a new puppy, Sierra, and she was a big part of our 2 days together. Mike treated us to dinner at The Forks on Monday night. We had Club Sandwiches at Mike's recommendation and they were delicious. Kris and I had brought chocolate cake, which we had later that night. We honestly talked and talked for 2 full days. Carolyn and Kristen and I took Sierra for walks, avoiding neighbor dogs that weren't on leashes. UGH!!!!! Mike hasn't been feeling well, so he didn't join us. He did pick us up from a walk, though. We walked Sierra down to the lake and it was HOT out. We knew Sierra was thirsty and we hadn't brought water, so we called Mike and had him pick us up. We also went on a drive around the lake. Mike remembers where a lot of their old friends used to live. He took us to where grandma's cabin was and to The Pines. It was super fun. We had a great dinner of rice and grilled chicken skewers. We headed home on Wednesday around noon, so we were there for about 2 full days. 

I don't really have a photo because I just loved talking and talking and I didn't want to ruin the "vibe" by taking pictures. Side note, it's so fun to walk around Mike's house and look at everything on his walls. His house is like a Mike Museum with photos, posters, artwork, rugs, etc. Everything has meaning, is gifted from friends, etc. I took a picture of 2 photos he has: one of grandma's cabin and another of the huge cabin that has been built on the land where grandma's cabin WAS. Lots of small cabins have been purchased, razed, and replaced with bigger "cabins."