Econo Lodge Wildwood Inn Mammoth Lakes

... from L.A. has therefore left the tufa above the water level which is what can be seen in the pictures. It really does look like the moon, not that we know in any great detail but other visitors shared our views too as we heard some American chaps saying 'Moooooooon' I wanted to join in for you Steve and do the whole hand movement with Carl Cox on my nail but figured they wouldn't know what I was on about.<br ...

... built&#8221; by volcano activity. It was quite a steep climb on dirt/sand, but it wasn&#8217;t too taxing. It was interesting standing on the volcano rocks, as they are very light and make a &#8220;tinkling&#8221; sound against my feet.<br><br>Next, we visited the South Tufa area on the Mono Lake. Mono Lake is essentially an ancient saline lake, having no fish but brine shrimp and alkali flies instead. There are lots of birds there (but I&#8217 ...

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, didn't work to well because he kept coming back. Hope the poor soul finds what hes looking for. <br><br>Here I check my emails and study spanish ...

... for, but not many. So I asked him which one he would actually take as the developer and knowing what went into them, the quality, all of that stuff. He told me without hesitation(which definitely surprised me that he didn't even have to think about it)that he would take nuphedragen. That was some cool stuff to learn about, and an experience I would definitely recommend.

... But would like to visit one day. Our next activity was a drive by of the Pasadena Recovery Center, infamous for treated celebrities as seen on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" with Dr. Drew. No sightings of celebrities or Dr. Drew watering the front lawn! Boy, if those walls could speak! The next stop was a brief stop at the Pasadena Museum of History. Walked around the beautiful, lush, green property, but did not take a tour of the museum or historic mansion. Gift shop personnel ...

Today I went and checked out Yosemite NP. The drive up into Yosemite was quite nice and took a couple of hours from Napa. In Yosemite there are a number of hiking trails ranging in distance from short to a couple of hours long. Alternatively, if your game enough, you can try and climb up El Capitan. There were heaps of people in Yosemite so I mainly just did a drive around tour stopping occassionally for some of the shorter hikes and to check out Yosemite Falls. Unfortunately due ...

... is enormous. there are several viewing gallerys setup all over the path with audio explaining the construction and history of that particular area of the dam. I learnt a few things by listening to the audio as i took in the sights: Hoover Dam was completed in 1935 and was the largest concrete structure in the world at the time. Thats about all i learnt, but on further research I found the following facts: Construction ...

... yes, it certainly was. The Sequoias are in a different league, absolute towering giants of trees, but still sensitive to the footfall of humans as they have shallow roots. Signs along the way prevented us from getting close to them, shame. We saw a tiny chipmunk skitting around the undergrowth, I think Po got a glimpse on video. Then we wound our weary way north again along endlessly twisty, rising and falling roads, some of which gave us views which were ...

... It was to be a night alone in the forest on top of the mountain. Among the trees it was hard to tell when the sun actually sank. Our fire kicked up and smelt of the forest. The birds that had been at work in the boughs and in the undergrowth fell silent, and evening insect noises began. heavy beetles that growled like bears droned across our little patch. we huddled down by the fire and listened. signs warned of bears and in the stillness and the darkness we scared ...

Day 1, Fri, Dec 15, 2000 Spent the day hanging with the family. DH found out the church down the road has a holiday program, so we went to that. Considering how few people live around here full time, there's some major talent! They had a great show of songs, dance and music. Afterwards, we all had our family game night like we do, which is always fun. Day 2, Sat, Dec 16, 2000 Had our traditional Christmas meal early in the day...always a lot of food and a lot of fun with so many ...