There was no distinct end to yesterday or beginning to today. “Today” started at midnight while driving from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. It was an exhausting drive after a day of hiking, photography and sunset photos at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The total drive [...]
by Adam on December 16, 2010
When embarking on an extended road trip or vacation, one of the things you want to try to do to minimize your costs, reduce stress and stay somewhat sane is to find a place to stay for at least a week and more like a month. Packing up all your stuff every day or every [...]
The Mono Lake County Boardwalk is one of many viewpoints along the shores of Mono Lake. Other Mono Lake viewpoints include the Mono Lake North Tufas, the Mono Lake South Tufas, the Mono Lake Visitor Center and the viewpoint near the Mobil gas station restaurant. At the Mono Lake County Park Boardwalk there is a [...]
The Upside Down House near the Mono County Old School House Museum is a curious sight. It is a completely upside down house. The house isn’t very big and serves no practical purpose other than to provide an interesting sight for tourists to view as they pass through Lee Vining and stop by the Mon [...]
The Mono County Old School House Museum is one of a number of small museums in and round Mono and Inyo counties in California. The museum displays a collection of old farming and mining equipment outside the museum that may be viewed at any time. Inside (hours of operation are 10am – 5pm Thursday – [...]
The Mono Lake South tufa area is the best area to see the tufa formations up close. It is the spot where admission is $3.00 and most people gather to see the formations. Another spot along the lake also has tufa formations farther out in the water. Up to this point the bird sanctuary label [...]
After last nights stunning Mono Lake sunset and sunset photos at the Mono Lake Tufas, today was a day to head back down and get some photographs of the South Mono Lake Tufas during daylight hours. Normally, admission to this area is a $3.00 charge but with a the America the Beautiful – National Parks [...]
The Mono Lake Tuftas are one of many view points along the shores of Mono Lake in Mono County, California. Mono Lake is a huge lake in Mono County that over 65 million square miles. At over 1 million years old, it is one of the oldest lakes in the United States. The lake has [...]
Obsidian Dome in Mono County California is an attraction that not to many people seem to visit. What is Obsidian Dome? It’s basically just a bid pile of rocks at the end of a dirt road that is about a half mile long. A big pile of rocks doesn’t sound terribly exciting when here are [...]
Among the treasure trove of things to see when you get the pass to Devils Postpile in Mammoth Lakes is the lower falls below the big Rainbow Falls. The first trip down to Devils Postpile consisted of a hike past Devils Postpile and a trip to Rainbow Falls which is about a 5 mile round [...]