Travel Blogs from Mammoth Lakes, United States
Yosemite and Tioga pass
... hike to a scenic point where we enjoyed gorgeous views of the landscape. Shortly after we continued our way down the pass to Mammoth lakes, a ski resort town at 7800 ft where we had booked the hotel for the night. This hotel is something different, its ...
Devils Postpile
... ; How many times in Florida have you seen people pull off the highway just to look around?? There were beautiful crystal clear glacial lakes surrounded by snow peaked mountains and even a couple waterfalls. ...
Mammoth Lakes Stomping
... articulate. The eclectic mix of old non-matching furniture on this inside totally went. Mammoth Lakes is soaked in this laid back hippie vibe which is totally appropriate. The scenery is breathtaking. Everywhere you ...
Pre-Trip Jitters
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 ...
The Edge of Yosemite
... of the Sierra-Nevada Mountains about 100 miles away. We made our way through more deserts and entered California on our way to Mammoth Lakes where our camp would be for the night. One particular stretch of road rose up and down like whoop-de-dos on a ...
Always Read a Map!
... cablecart was off due to lightnening which struck during the day!!! We had a beautiful lunch in a local cafe and then headed up mammoth mountain to the Devils postpile and the rainbow falls. In order to get up the mountain we had to get a bus upto ...
Hiking the John Muir Trail
... 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 ...
Chill Out Day
... 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 ...
quick yosemite pics
Just uploaded a few shots from Yosemite yesterday. Lots more to sift through. Small observation...besides the park being completely breathtaking. ALL of France was there. At least 50% of the crowd, and there were crowds, ...
MERVEILLES DANS LA SIERRA NEVADA
... ;near a reminder that we are atabout 3000 m above sea level. . DEVILS POSTPILE NATIONAL MONUMENT à Mammoth Lakes Nous ressortons du Yosemite Park au niveau de Mono Lake et nous redescendons vers le sud ...
On a dark desert highway
... , giggles set in as we were convinced we were getting kicked out before the main! We're staying a stones throw away from the Mammoth Lakes ski fields, you could literally ski/board to our carpark if there was snow... We're just here during the wrong ...
Mammoth Lakes - Simply Stunning
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 ...
Mammoth Lakes / Lake Tahoe
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!
... 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 ...
Mammoth Mountain
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 ...
On the edge of our seat!
... their watering needs. We continued on our journey. We actually weren't staying in Yosemite, we had decided to stay in Mammoth Lakes which was about an hour drive to the park. We ended up getting to the hotel around 7:30pm. Huge ...
Mammoth Mountains and 1st National Park
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 ...
Feeling Better.....
... 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 ...
Siera Nevada
Once you passed Tioga Pass 9950 feet, he landscape changes dramatically. The land is still above 6000 feet and it can get cold here. It is much dryer and the vegetation adapted to the condition. Wenn man die Tioga Pass mit über 3000 Metern hinter sich ...
Leaving Las Vegas
... date :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 ...
Spectacular cliffs
... off the pass, my brain couldnt comprehend that there were no drops on the edge of the road. We eventually get to the outskirts of Mammoth Lakes, and I was driving along when I see something on the road. I swerved, but to be honest, I think I ...
Back to Work :P :(
... 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 the ...
mammoth walk at mammoth mountain
... doors! Unlike the cowboy village at the skywalk we never got shot this time! Our main destination today was a place called Mammoth (no seriously!). We started off with a brilliant lunch which quickly became Rowans favourite meal ever since as soon as we ...
Mid Winter Skiing in May
... soon! J We got on the road for California around 11am, ready to put in a solid day of driving so we could get to Mammoth Lakes comfortably in daylight. As we left Las Vegas, the sun was searing into the van and a thermometer check revealed that it was 31 ...
Mammoth
... 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 ...
What Next????
... leg 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 ...
Ski Bunny Trip with a Friend
... 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 ...
