# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 134
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2661 "2020-06-17T00:54:12Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2662 "2020-06-17T00:59:39Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2663 "2020-06-17T01:13:10Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2664 "2020-06-17T01:20:26Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2665 "2020-06-17T01:18:03Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2666 "2020-06-17T05:20:05Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2667 "2020-06-17T07:42:15Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2668 "2020-06-17T11:18:03Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball 9. Trading baseball cards ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2669 "2020-06-17T13:14:31Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball 9. Trading baseball cards 10. The solstice ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2670 "2020-06-17T13:44:07Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball 9. Trading baseball cards 10. The solstice 2682 11. Riding bikes ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2671 "2020-06-17T14:28:04Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball 9. Trading baseball cards 10. The solstice 2682 11. Riding bikes 12. Tossing a Frisbee ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2672 "2020-06-17T16:39:36Z")
Activities one traditionally associates with summer 1. Travel 2. Slipping and sliding on a Slip N Slide 3. Picnic 4. Swimming 5. Golf 6. Going to the beach 7. Barbecues 8. Baseball 9. Trading baseball cards 10. The solstice 2682 11. Riding bikes 12. Tossing a Frisbee 13. Road trip! Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2673 "2020-06-17T17:15:52Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2674 "2020-06-17T18:17:23Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) > **[El Capitan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan)** > > El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; "the Captain" or "the Chief") is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to summit along its tallest face and is a popular objective for rock climbers. > The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when they explored the valley in 1851. El Capitán ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish transla... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2675 "2020-06-17T19:09:58Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2676 "2020-06-17T20:48:19Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) 5. Hoodoos (Bryce Canyon Natl. Park) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2677 "2020-06-17T23:14:49Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) 5. Hoodoos (Bryce Canyon Natl. Park) 6. Half Dome, Yosemite I was so excited to see it from the air, flying from the East Coast to San Francisco, around 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2678 "2020-06-17T23:41:19Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) 5. Hoodoos (Bryce Canyon Natl. Park) 6. Half Dome, Yosemite 7. Cave and Basin (Banff Natl. Park) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2679 "2020-06-17T23:44:59Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) 5. Hoodoos (Bryce Canyon Natl. Park) 6. Half Dome, Yosemite 7. Cave and Basin (Banff Natl. Park) 8. North Rim (Grand Canyon National Park) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2680 "2020-06-17T23:45:02Z")
Sites to see in National Parks (not the name of the park itself) 1. Devils Golf Course (Death Valley) 2. Santa Elena Canyon, in Big Bend 3. El Capitan (Yosemite Natl. Park) 4. Delicate Arch (Arches Natl Park) 5. Hoodoos (Bryce Canyon Natl. Park) 6. Half Dome, Yosemite 7. Cave and Basin (Banff Natl. Park) 8. North Rim (Grand Canyon National Park) 9. Little Round Top (Gettysburg Natl. Military Park) > **[Little Round Top](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Round_Top)** > > Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. > Little Round Top was successfully defended by a brigade under Colonel Strong Vincent, who was mortally wounded during the fighting and died five days later. The 20th... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=135)