Mammoth Lakes, United States Travel Blogs

Mammoth Lakes, Mono Lake, Bodie
Sep 3, 2009 (12 photos)

Hiking the John Muir Trail
Aug 21, 2009 (6 photos)

... written entries to describe the hike.  We had only a couple days of rain and climbed to many fantastic high elevation lakes. wandered over many 11000, 12000,  and even 13000 foot passes through the mountains.  I wanted to thank everyone that ...

Mammoth Lakes - Simply Stunning
May 30, 2008 (16 photos)

Today we have had a relaxing day pottering around Mammoth Lakes and Mountain, unfortunately its out of season so we couldn't ride to the top of the Mountain as we hoped, instead we visited the various lakes and scenery of Mammoth.  Absolutely stunning ...

Back to Work :P :(
Jun 25, 2009 (2 photos)

... to Bishop where we enjoyed a nice Mexican dinner at Amigo's - our favorite!  Gassed up at Vons again and we were off to Mammoth.  This morning I am back at work and you know, it's not all that bad, really.  I like my job and I do love ...

Mammoth Lakes / Lake Tahoe
Feb 4, 2008 (33 photos)

Wow - Mammoth Lakes was soo cool. They had soo much snow the night before we got there soo heaps of fresh powder for skiing. We were snowed in for the morning and turned around before reached Hwy 395 due to snow and wind. So we went back to 'Angels' ...

Cool!
Aug 9, 2009 (4 photos)

... of the Sierra Nevada.  The mountains are massive and we saw Mount Whitney which is the highest point of the 48 contiguous states coming in at 14,494 ft.  We passed the site of Manzanar internment camp where over 10,000 Japanese Americans they no ...

Chill Out Day
Aug 5, 2008 (10 photos)

... and fire crews!!! It's Tuesday morning now, and there is still a constant noise of aircraft overhead, We had a little drive around Mammoth, bought food, drove past the High school twice (!!) and came back. Lyn cooked a lovely BBQ, and then we watched a ...

Mammoth Mountain
Mar 30, 2008 (33 photos)

After a terrific breakfast in Davis with John and Jana, we were headed south to Mammoth Mountain.  The drive was beautiful. John suggested we take 395 south and we definitely weren't disappointed.  Lots of gorgeous run off lakes and snow capped ...

Mammoth Mountains and 1st National Park
Jul 19, 2008 (3 photos)

Mammoth Lakes and mountain is just stunningly beautiful!! Breathtaking! Learnt how to self register and pay at a wilderness campsite - new learning. Yosemite National Park was disappointing due to the rudeness of the staff and the volume of traffic, ...

Pre-Trip Jitters
May 21, 2009 (1 photos)

Well, the website is finally up and I am about half done with my packing.  I thought that would be a REALLY big job so I have been stressed out all day, but as it turns out you can just bring half the house with you when you have a 40-footer so you don't ...

Leaving Las Vegas
May 30, 2008 (10 photos)

... :1003 (600 in Mazzie Mk1 and 403 in Mazzie Mk2) After the glitz of Vegas, we moved to the Mountains and scenery of Mammoth Lakes.  This was always going to be a driving day completing 403 miles in a single day.  Not much to report today, ...

Feeling Better.....
Aug 7, 2008 (18 photos)

... those! I dread the thought of Io going in them when he goes ski-ing in Feb. Bet he'll love them though! We then went onto Mammoth Lakes, for more great views, and the chance for the kids (minus Lilo & his Stitch) to go paddling. Back home then for a BBQ ...

What Next????
Aug 5, 2008 (8 photos)

... relatively straight, and totally dry; so this means no rock climbing, hiking, soaking in the hot tub, swimming in rivers, streams or lakes or Vegas pools! This has a serious impact on our holiday! We're all knackered today, as we didn't get in till 2. ...

Mammoth
Aug 24, 2007 (7 photos)

... cream, hash brown, sausages, bacon and scrambled eggs too. We're writing this next day in Stellar Brew coffee shop in Mammoth Lakes - a beautiful beautiful place full of food and arts enthusiasts. Very expensive to live here - if we sold our house in ...

Camping in California
Aug 10, 2007 (58 photos)

... town and then to the Airbase. From there we drove to Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon, Yosemite National Park and Mammoth Lakes. We spent the next two weeks camping and hiking and enjoying ourselves in the great California air. The entire camping ...

Ski Bunny Trip with a Friend
Mar 18, 1999 (5 photos)

... us from San Diego. We ate dinner at a little Italian restaurant in Lone Pine. We got to the condo we we were renting in Mammoth Lakes at 11 PM. We were officially ski bunnies now! Day 2 (Thur, Mar 18, 1999) Ski Bunny on the Bunny Hill: Still a ...

Starbucks, Minaret Village
Mar 20, 2008 (4 photos)

I saw a nice example of American use of words differing from English use, while parking the car.  At the entrance to the car park, a sign said that there were three hours of free parking, and that violators would be towed or booted.  Violators? ...

Cinnamon Bear Inn
Mar 18, 2008 (3 photos)

I have been in California for just over a day now.  I am struck by how switched on people are here.  People serving you as a customer, anticipate your needs and offer you things, as a matter of course.  They are a step ahead.  And let ...

Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite National Park
Jun 20, 2009 (19 photos)

We stayed in Mammoth Lakes after leaving Lone Pine since it was fairly close to Yosemite. Yosemite was a bit of a whirlwind visit as Darren's back was still not doing well.  Kristi drove well through the mountains of Yosemite, much to Darren’s ...

Cinnamon Bear Inn
Mar 19, 2008 (2 photos)

Another day of skiing.  The weather was not quite as good as yesterday, because it was windy, as well as sunny.  This wind could be quite vicious, whipping up the snow and shoving into your face, which would sting.  This was only in the ...

Mammoth Lakes to Dec 1
Nov 27, 2004

Note: The entry type is set to Map Pin Only. Any text added to this field will be saved but will not be shown to your guests. Although no entry text is actually required when using this mode, you can add your private thoughts and notes here which you ...

Tom's Place - real wilderness
Jul 8, 2007 (9 photos)

... about this 5 lakes walk from a girl we'd met in Yosemite and decided to go find it. It's about 15 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and it called Tom's Place. We drove up and up this road seeing a number of campgrounds along the way and incredible scenery ...

Mammoth Weekend
Jan 22, 2008 (16 photos)

... miserable. But after such a great day yesterday, I decided why not go take a few runs and then go do what I came to Mammoth to do.....WATCH FOOTBALL!!!!! The mountain was cold and the wind was blowing, we ended the ski day taking the Gondola to the top ...

Mammoth Lakes
May 30, 2008

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Mammoth
Jan 14, 2003

Juniper Springs

Serious Mountain
Mar 3, 2007 (4 photos)

This place is amazing.  Hands down the greatest mountain I have ever ridden, although at the time of writing this I have yet to visit Whistler.  There are several peaks, the tallest one being around 11,500 feet.  One of the faces is ...

Hillside and Wild Willy's
Aug 21, 2006 (4 photos)

Wow. This place is amazing. I stopped at two springs on my way into Mammoth and of the two, I preferred Hillside. It was right on my way into town off Benton Crossing Rd and a short walk up the hill - wonderful views of the Sierras and the tub has a ...

Pictures
Sep 20, 2009 (4 photos)

http://promoguy.smugmug.com/Eastern-Sierra-Nevada-2009 Many more Pix of the beautiful area

Devils Postpile
Aug 26, 2007

Hiked up to Inyo National Park to meet my buddy Andrew and restock him with supplies for his JMT hike.

So many options
Aug 23, 2006 (3 photos)

Mammoth Lakes tubs: They are convenient (if you know how to get to them - a map helps navigate unmarked dirt roads) set amidst amazing views of the mountains and you can regulate the temperature at most of them. Early morning seems to be the time to go ...