We drove up on Saturday morning and met Nick's parents in Bishop, California. We got an early start on Sunday morning and drove up to Bodie State Park, which is an actual ghost town. This is not the type that is commercialized (hence the State Park Status); it truly is a ghost town. Unfortunately, it was super windy on Sunday, so we battled with that and dust, but it was very cool thanks to the high elevation.
We then made our way back down a bit to Mono Lake, a saltwater lake. The photos are deceiving, but we couldn't see much due to the spray and mist from the lake thanks to the wind.
We then headed to Mammoth Country and made the June Lake loop (gorgeous) and the Mammoth Lakes loop. In the town of Mammoth Lakes, we jumped a bus (mandatory) to take us to Devil's Pile National Monument. The trip to the monument was gorgeous and it was beautiful once we got there. It truly was one of the most beautiful places I have seen in California, and that's saying a lot. We definitely will be returning there to do some camping and hiking at some point. This is a portion that used to a part of Yosemite (it is on the border of the park) and it is an absolute "must see."
Sunday, we stopped at Eric Schatt's German bakery and loaded up on yummy bread, baked goods and gelato (yes, at 9am), we headed toward home, but stopped in Lone Pine to take the Mt. Whitney Portal (Mt. Whitney is the tallest peak in the lower 48). This really was beautiful and we hope to return there sometime (maybe not to go to the top, but at least stay up there). I did feel the altitude and took a while to get used to it. I can see if you are going to climb to the top, why you would want to acclimate first.
Since that beautiful weekend, we have been recovering. We (Nick) grouted the bathroom this past weekend, which was very easy and now looks very nice. Now we have to do some touch up painting, install baseboards and reset the toilet. I can't wait until it's done!
2 comments:
Cool pics, Kristi. Are those mounds of salt that washed up on the shore of Mono lake?
The mountain views look gorgeous! I'll bet you're not missing the views of the cornfields, are you?
-Matt
I think those mounds are basically salt. To tell you the truth, I was just anxious to leave there because it was so damn windy. It would have been better on a different day.
It is a big change from Iowa, always welcome. I do miss the prairie and cornfields at times, but only for a moment.
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