A Ringlein summer tradition from Dori's childhood, now up to Hope's childhood, is visiting the town of Twain Harte, named after authors Mark Twain and Bret Harte. It's in the Sierra Nevada mountains a couple hours west of Yosemite near Sonora. We participated in favorite activities like miniature golfing, visiting the Twain Harte Lake, eating ice cream, playing games and enjoying each others company. It was a fun family trip and we were able to spend time with Dori, Jessica, Jim, Sara, Joe, Maria, Adam, and even Katie came and stayed a night. We also paid a visit to Mercer Caverns - a neat limestone cave that charged a pinch of golddust for its first tours.
Maria makes sure to count Andrew's swings - he was on a lucky streak this night.
Hope is happy hanging out on the beach.
Our little family - we had fun celebrating Jim and Angela's birthdays while we were in Twain Harte.
Here we are on our train ride out of Jamestown. This train has been used in many older movies and old western television shows.
