the annual Cranwell Center (yes, thats spelt the American way :)) camping trip that i always go on ... once again in Douthat State Park outside Slifton Forge, VA
the obligatory group photo :) [front l-r] Kostya, Navin, Alicia, Trisha, Abhishek, me, Altug, Gagan with Tania and Nathalia [back l-r] Jackie, Yihua, Bulent, Ricardo, Sebastian, Fernando, Zhicun, Yufao, Teresa, Isaias
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again, but this time i took the pic with Kerem in my place
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some of guys trying to take the air out of a tent before packing it
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and the reverse process - putting up the tent (i think)
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oh no - its the backgammon set - at least its closed so we must have been doing something else
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toasting marshmallows for S'mores
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no camping trip these days is complete without Turkish meatballs cooked according to some genuine handed-down recipe
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Alica and Fernando lend a hand but arent as serious
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while Gagan and Abhishek whip up some curry for us non-carnivores
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and it takes how many people to start a barbecue ???
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standing at the end of the pier at the lake
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now sitting ...
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now not in the photograph at all but it was one of those photo opportunities :)
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hiking in search of good scenery and to get away from civilization
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well, almost ... the trip had to start on the road ... and everyone came along this time
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the stream that flowed past the back of the campgrounds
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and the really cool sunlight reflections off the surface
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and breakfast in the morning ... nobody is too happy that im taking photos :)
