Quality 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 ...

... to pay and pick up some unhealthy snacks where a kind gentleman held the door open for us, Kathryn gave him a beaming smile and acknowledged his gesture, this was exciting for me as I had spotted one of them was handcuffed and the other chap was either an undercover cop or a bounty hunter. I found this very fascinating, but unfortunately Kathryn had missed it, we may have seen some action if we were 10 minutes earlier!<br><br>After ...

... fast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5eMajS0 TcI Attempted to make Stateline tonight but rain, wind, and yes even snow made us choose to hole up another night. God continues to bless our every move. While riding 95 north of Las Vegas, a fairly fast two lane road, we came up behind a truck pulling a house trailer, very wide load. We both noticed he was going quite fast, easily 70, while over hanging the ...

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 ...

Arrived at this exclusive school for breakfast - skipped the rice and enchildas but enjoyed some pastries and fruit instead!! Chatted with the headmaster, who was knowledgable and quite humorous about Australia. Presented to the school assembly, then to the Year 12 Economics class. Half of the school are international students, so had a few blank looks during our fast (we thought we'd slowed down!!) talking. Off ...

... on is cracked from the force of branch falling from about 150 feet high. We continued on Congress Trail for the next 3 miles and saw numerous trees. There were several large groups of trees named The Senate and The House. We have been hiking at 7000 feet most of the day and the temp was hovering around 43-45 degrees. We were cold and tired and decided to finish our day of hiking. It was once again a fantastic experience. Okay, back to the ...

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 if you want some solitude and the bonus is if one is occupied, there is another close by you can go to. Sometimes the piping gets clogged or broken and ...