Mammoth Creek Inn

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 ...

... was interesting.  At the end we rode on a school bus to get back. After checking in at Comfort Inn and got changed, we went to the Mammoth Springs.  The first part up to the Main Terrace was disappointing.  The spring has completely dried ...

Amazingly enough, we were all packed up and ready to leave Ricky's Cabin at 9.15am this morning. We knew we had a mammoth journey ahead of us, so off we went. We went back to Bryce cCanyon, so we could get our N P Passport stamped, and also stopped at ...

... at the Cave City RV Park with an excellent view of McDonalds, Cracker Barrel, and the Quality Inn. Cave City is the location of the #1 Kentucky Attraction, Mammoth Cave National Park, and, surprise, there were no wooly mammoth bones there. It is Mammoth ...

We went through Death Valley on our way driving from Las Vegas to Mammoth. We stopped in Death Valley to have lunch at the Furnace Creek Inn, which is the hotel mentioned in the book. It is a beautiful property, and we had a very nice, relaxing lunch ...

We went through Death Valley on our way driving from Las Vegas to Mammoth. We stopped in Death Valley to have lunch at the Furnace Creek Inn, which is the hotel mentioned in the book. It is a beautiful property, and we had a very nice, relaxing lunch ...

... is drier and warmer than the south end.  Downside was that fresh water was not flowing across the terraces at Mammoth Springs, reducing the color show.  Beaver Ponds hike was enjoyable and according to hikers behind us we missed a black bear ...

... After entering the park, we immediately spotted a bison crossing a creek and were able to capture some video footage of this mammoth creature.  Michael was playing typical tourist and tried to get close to the bison just to get a good ...

... pile of snow to stand on in my flip flops while Cat got a photo. Then we hunted out some natural hot springs near Mammoth. The Hot Creek site we found looked amazing, vivid blue pools alongside the river but the site was closed due to a recent abnormal ...

... could refill our water bottles from them!), into alpine meadows and even above snow level, along precipitous ridge lines, around the mammoth Franz-Joseph glacier of the Southern Alps, in the deep-cut fiord valleys of Milford Sound, and almost always under ...

... but knew we had to stop and find a campsite before they all filled.  Finally decided on Norris Campground, halfway between Mammoth Hot Springs (North entrance) and Old Faithful.   Had a quick lunch then walked down to the Museum of the ...

... runs down the East side of the Sierras, which are beautiful any time of the year. Places to check out include Mammoth (hot springs, hiking, late season skiing), Bishop (and the Sierras around Palisade basin) Independence (Mt Whitney area). From Whitney ...