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Introduction
40 miles E of Yosemite; 319 miles E of San Francisco; 325 miles NE of Los Angeles High in the Sierra, southeast of Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes is surrounded by glacier-carved, pine-covered peaks that soar up from flower-filled meadows. It's an... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There It's a 6-hour drive from San Francisco via Highway 120 over the Tioga Pass in Yosemite (closed in winter); 5 hours north of Los Angeles via Highway 14 and U.S. 395; and 3 hours south of Reno, Nevada, via U.S. 395. In winter, Ma... Continue reading »
Mammoth Lakes Travel Experiences
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The first full day in Yosemite
After waking up at 5:30am, we jumped in the car and headed to Tuolumne Meadows to get our wilderness permits. We managed to get a permit... Continue reading »
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Ghostly ghost town
Bodie is America's largest ghost town. It once boasted 10,000 people all seeking their fortune during the gold rush. When they started to... Continue reading »
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A picture is worth a thousand words
Let me preface this entry by saying it is 11:00pm and I had to walk from our lodge to the main lobby about 400 yards away in Yosemite val... Continue reading »
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Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
This morning we left Vegas and headed back into California towards Death Valley.As we neared the national park, we kept an eye on our int... Continue reading »
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Half Dome or not here I come!
Kristin and I thought it would be fun to hike Half Dome. It eneded up being about 18.5 miles and it was very fun. It was crazy to see so... Continue reading »
