MONO LAKE
North America's second oldest lake... We visited the South Tufa Reserve area of this lake where you can take a mile-long walk among the tufa. Tufa are these rather large rock formations created by the flow of springs under the lake that bring mineral deposits to create them. The lake water is so low, that some of the Tufa is now exposed.
We also walked the rim trail around Panum Crater. This is the left over crater of an ancient volcano
JUNE LAKE
June Lake Loop passes through the resort town of June Lake and four lakes: Grant, Silver, Gull and June.
MAMMOTH LAKES
We enjoyed visiting the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes. We planned to see Rainbow Falls and Devils Postpile but the road was closed due to snow. We drove as far as we could which was to Minaret Vista.
CONVICT LAKE
A small but pretty lake perfect for families. Named for a couple of escaped convicts that were captured here...
ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST
This is a must see! It is located about 25 miles east of Big Pine on steep and winding White Mountain Road. There are two hiking trails you can take from Schulman Grove Visitor Center. At 10,000' you can see the oldest living things on earth. Some of these trees are over 4,000 years old
We drove the rough 12 mile road to The Patriarch Grove where the largest bristlecone pines can be found. We were surprised to see a lone wild horse (Campito the Wild Horse) there and learned that he has been seen there every year since the 1990s.
A view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains from the road at around 9,000 feet...
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