The Great American Road Trip: Day 14

We got to June Lake Thursday evening, and got settled in to our room before meeting up with our friends Rob and Michelle, their daughter Brooke, and Brooke's friend, Leah. 

After dinner, we walked around and saw June Lake and nearby Gull Lake. Two additional lakes in the area make up the June Lake Loop, which we explored on Friday.

 

Michelle captured this shot of this overly friendly chipmunk Friday morning, while we hung out together at Gull Lake. I think he wanted to try fishing with the rod, too.

There were friendly ducks, too, so Violet was in her element.

We found a cliff over the lake, perfect for jumping off of and cooling off.

You can see the swing above Cora's head here.

Later, we drove around the loop to Silver Lake, where we tried fishing again, and the girls played in our blowup kayak.

That evening, we got dinner and had a picnic near June Lake.

Then, back to Gull Lake for a little more fishing. 

Cora really wanted to catch a fish. But f you know Cora at all, actually "fishing" isn't really her speed. After casting, she asked, "So, you just stand here now?"

Yep.

Violet, on the other hand, has a personality better suited for quietly taking in nature. She and her dad enjoyed this serene moment.

Stace and I had been hoping that with Rob, the girls would have better luck fishing. It's his hobby, and he has been coming to June Lake his whole life to fish. But, sadly, this year, there were just very few fish to be had. The lake normally is stocked, but the farmed fish had a virus and had to be killed instead of put into the lakes. How 2020 is that??