Travel Blogs from Mammoth Lakes, United States
No room at the inn
... to Devil's Postpile that was open so I changed back to that plan. On my way to Devil's Postpile I found a hotel in Mammoth Lakes. I got the last room. I had planned on driving over the Tioga Pass into Yosemite tomorrow and visiting Devil's ...
Death Valley - Sunset over Sand Dunes
... year since as well) because they peak usually in March and sometimes begin as early as February! Usually it's puking snow in Mammoth at that time so the thought of sun and flowers existing mere hours away never crosses our feeble minds. But we ...
Death Valley to Mammoth
Hello all, Now in Mammoth lakes. Our drive through Death Valley was amazing, we had lunch at Furnace Creek and viewed their golf course which is the lowest in the world 214 feel below sea level. Temperature was 90 degrees - 20 degrees lower ...
Pech onderweg...
Vanmorgen hebben we in Death Valley nog twee punten bezocht. Het was, gezien de temperatuur, erg prettig om dit in de ochtend te doen. Eerst een gedeelte met zandduinen, van een afstand lijkt het net een oase, zo midden tussen de bergen. Daarna nog naar ...
Mammoth Trip 1
Northridge Earthquake on Way Back. Stayed at Dad's friends place. Nice place with kitchen ...
Convict Lake
The next day we went to Convict Lake, a spectacular crater lake (not frozen over) so called because of a famous shootout between lawmen and escaped convicts back in the 1880s. It is known for its fishing and dramatic mountains (Mt Morrison). ...
Let There Be Water!!! And More Space!!!
As you may be able to deduce from the title of this entry, today has been a very exciting day: after several hours of hard work, right at dusk Jim got not only the slide working but also the water pump replaced! So we again have running water ...
Devils Postpile
Hiked up to Inyo National Park to meet my buddy Andrew and restock him with supplies for his JMT ...
Long Drive Through the Great Basin, but Beautiful.
Like the Title said, we drove very long, the longest drive of our entire trip, about 550 miles. But it turns out to be a pleasant ...
So many options
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 ...
On the way to Yosemite National Park
Salimos de Mammoth Lake direcion Yosemite National Park via Tioga Road. Parando poco a poco, apreciando las vistas del valle desde el alto fuimos llegando abajo a Yosemite Valley. No visitamos en Park ese dia, fuimos descubriendo la Tioga Road y sus ...
Hitting the road
... worked together, all smiles. Well, except for some tears for Lucky, who we will miss tons. But he has fun adventures ahead with his new buddy, Brock. Already meeting a new dog friend and taking a hike today... He's in good hands. Mammoth, here we ...
Bootie Camp was never so fun!!
... Camp in the Sierras from Elaine. We returned home with tired muscles, but very warm memories. The road trip to Mammoth started Monday morning with two cars on 395 North. Elaine, Cheryl, Carol, Elvira, and Kathy were the five that accepted the ...
Mt Whitney Portal, Alabama Hills, Mammoth Lakes
... Alabama foothills where many a classic western has been shot. Caught a local high school football game driving through Big Pine, hit some thriftstores (got a 25c copy of Martin Denny's Enchanted Sea) before arriving at Mammoth Lakes in the ...
Mar 26, 2006
A Mammoth Adventure...
... the southern foothills of the Sierra Mountains through the spectacular Kern Canyon and 4 hours after I had left the blizzard in Mammoth Lakes, I emerged into the northern outskirts of Bakersfield, California (north of Los Angeles). I located a good RV ...
If I ever go looking for my hearts desire again...
... ; Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it in the first place. Good ol Wizard of Oz. Being back in Mammoth this really rings true. It feels good to be home. Halloween I arrive. Partys and more partys all over ...
We visit beautiful Yosemite
Found an excellent place last night with great beer and food - Angels next to Travelodge. It was inexpensive and we got chatting to some folks at the bar before being served by a Aberdonian who'd managed to get permanent residence in a lottery some years ...
A Mammoth Good Time
... for its abundance of ski slopes and ski resorts. There are a large number of rental condos, cabins, and lodges clustered around Mammoth Mountain, one of the most popular ski areas in California, thanks in no small part to the over 400 inches of snow it ...
Alpenstimmung und Alpenbier
Er ankommet til et alpeinspireret skiresort, som ligger i omkring 2500 meters højde. Martin mener, her lugter af Pragske hoteller og sauerkraut - jeg synes her er tørt. Har lige været nede 'downtown' og spise crepes som aftensmad efter en køretur via ...
Mammoth Lakes, CA
... drive thought different types of countryside. It started to get colder and SJ laid off the air con for a bit! As we were approaching Mammoth Lakes you could see all the mountains with snow on. It's hard to imagine that there is enough snow for people to ...
Here Goes Nuthin
Today's the day!! The first day of the rest of my life! So looooong San Diego! Today is a travel day to Mammoth Lakes to meet up with a bunch of my friends for a buddy's (Pete) 40th birthday weekend full of awesome riding, drinking ...
Yosemite NP and Mammoth Lakes
... year I was visitng the area, there no was water coming over the falls so I was a little bit disappointed. By the time I got to Mammoth Lakes it was starting to get dark so I found a hotel and went to a nearby bar for some pizza and beer. I made ...
But we don't have tyre chains !
... too dark to see the night before) and made our way to Mammoth Lakes. Mount Whitney is the highest Mountain in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet and after WWII was almost renamed Mount Winston Churchill. The trip from Lone ...
Mammoth Mountain Skiing
Spent 4 days skiing at Mammoth Mountain. Traveling from ATL to LAX and LAX to Mammoth Lakes 01-25-2010 - Monday Photos Map of the trip to Mammoth (coming soon...) Flight to LAX was pretty uneventful and the drive to Mammoth was easy until we saw the Tire ...
Living homeless, making money and yoga
Here we are Mammoth Lakes. Its a beautiful typical summer evening in the Eastern Sierras as I sit comfy on the couch in Stellar Brew coffee shop. Had to use a pot and spoon tonight to scare away a black bear from the garbage, ...
Long drive to Mammoth
We drove the very long drive from Vegas to Mammoth. We stopped in Death Valley for lunch at the Furnace Creek Inn, which is beautiful. We walked around the grounds a little and took in the view. We stopped just outside of Death Valley to look at ...

