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261 Lakeview Blvd., P.O Box 1608, Mammoth Lakes, California, 93546, United States
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Overnight Snowfall
River Trail
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View of trail from Morgan Pass
Enjoy the natural beauty around you! In the winter, the entire mountain is covered in snow and is quite a sight! There is nothing quite like the serenity that I felt as I sat by the fireplace and watched the snow gently drift down for 4 days, non-stop. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen!
Like the Sonora Pass, the Tiogo Pass is one of the few trans-Sierra crossings not named for an individual. "Tioga" is actually a term used by the Mohawk Tribe. It means litterly "where it forks". The Tioga Pass is located at 3300 meters elevations, making it the highest of the trans-Sierra passages. It is about 9 kilomters east of Tuolumne Meadows.
The route through the pass follows generally the path of California Highway 120 along the north ridge of Yosemite Valley, thus making it also the most spectacularly scenic route in and out of California.
The Yolder is located at the Main Lodge (but separate) and is a great place to grab a hot drink (or a cold one) to warm up after a day on the mountain! Get the hot libation with the chocolate in it (can't remember the name)!
Visit Bodie - an unforgettable ghost town.
Bodie is a deserted cowboy town, in the middle of nowhere - I didn't think that it would be so interesting - but turned out to be really fascinating.
Apparently it was one of the first towns to get electricity wired from afar, and they made sure that there were no sharp corners in the telegraph poles or houses - In case the electricity couldnt turn so well and shot out! It is also a real gem of a place for photographers - I will post more pictures when I have a slide scanner.
I don't know why it was deserted - but as it is so remote, most people abandoned everything there. It's now a national park, so you have to resist the urge to take a souvenir.
Hot Creek Fish Hatchery is an interesting stop on the way to the Hot Creek Geothermal Area. I've never seen more trout in my life than here. The hatchery raises 3 million cutthroat and rainbow trout each year to stock the streams and lakes throughout the Sierra Nevada. There are two main areas of interest at the hatchery; a pool with the older fish that are generally used for eggs, and a larger set of pools for newly hatched trout. In the first set of pools, you'll find rainbow trout up to 10 pounds swimming about. These fish are generally raised for three years to produce eggs; after that, to prevent the gene pool from degrading, they are released into the wild. The second and larger set of pools features millions of young trout who are released into the Sierra. It's a fascinating place.
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A: "Normally to ski in May would not be a problem. I know they ski most years into June and even July. However, this year we have had no snow and I don't see any coming any..."
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