by Adam on August 7, 2011
Share Today was going to be an ambitious day at Mammoth Mountain! The first journey in the morning would be up to Minaret Vista for photos in the morning (at night or sunset photos at Minaret Vista generally suck!), followed by a trip to June Lake and a ride up to the top of the [...]
Share After a day of exploring the Mono Lakes basin yesterday the early part of the day today was spent working on more articles for the site. The work never ends! The weather forecast was calling for rain and thundershowers, the perfect time to head down to the Mono Lake South Tufas to either get [...]
Share The day started out at the Mammoth Lakes library as many day have started out in the past when stating in Mammoth. With no Internet access at Royal Pines Resort, the library provides a nice quiet, peaceful place to work and even offers up some nice scenic views right around the library. Despite intending [...]
Share After a little bit of sleep in the car up by the Patriarch Grove at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest the sun started to beam down through the windows of the car and started to bring the body back to consciousness. The frigid air helped to speed up the wakeup process as well. It [...]
Share After mulling over a side trip from Mammoth Mountain, I figured I’d head down to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Near Big Pine, California, swing by Lone Pine California and the Alabama Hills and then pop down to Death Valley, stop by Scotty’s Castle (at least) and then make it back to Mammoth Mountain [...]
Share After an EPIC trip through countless National Parks from Alabama to Arizona last night marked the arrival at Mammoth Mountain just in time for the last day of the ski season on July 4th, 2011! With all the snow the Eastern Sierras got over the last 8 months or so during the ski season, [...]
by Adam on January 8, 2011
Share After a good day on the slopes of Seven Springs, some grocery shopping and driving back to Rockwood late last night, today would be the last day of skiing at Seven Springs Ski Resort. The day started with a microwave breakfast of some Smart Ones breakfast quesadillas. They taste mostly like cardboard but were [...]
by Adam on January 7, 2011
Share After a day skiing at Hidden Valley, PA yesterday to rekindle memories from the middle school days, today it was time to head back to Seven Springs Ski Resort. The snow that started last night stopped for a while overnight and into the morning and then began to fall again by early afternoon at [...]
by Adam on January 6, 2011
Share Along with 7 Springs Mountain Resort, Hidden Valley is another resort in western Pennsylvania that is popular among locals and tourists alike. Hidden Valley Ski resort is a smaller resort than Seven Springs. It is more low-key, much less expensive, has a smaller mountain with more mellow terrain and is a perfect place to [...]
by Adam on January 5, 2011
Share Would it be nice if there was a hostel at Seven Springs Ski Resort in Champion, PA? Wouldn’t you love to have a place where you crash near the slopes for around $20.00 per night? Well guess what, there is! It’s called the Hostel On Main and it’s located about 12 miles from the [...]