More California
I love you, California, you're the greatest state of all. I love you in the winter, summer, spring and in the fall.
I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore. I love your grand old ocean and I love her rugged shore.
“California’s been good to me. Hope it don’t fall into the sea.” …..Tom Petty
Lee Vining - aka Poverty Flat - Hwy 395 - California
Beautiful stop along Hwy 395, historic small town California. Don’t just zip through the town, stop and look around.
Neon Nights - Bishop - California
I love neon signs, their lights flickering like memories, their vibrant colors seeming to make the air around them glow. They bring to mind, for me, simpler times long past.
Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery - NO Fishing - California
Give your eyes a treat the next time you’re driving through Independence, Cal on the 395. Just south of the town, head west on Fish Hatchery Road to visit the amazing Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery.
Olancha - Sleeping Beauty - Hwy 395 - California
Where does the name “Olancha” come from, or what does it mean? Seems that there’s no positive answer, but two likely options….
Red Hill Cinder Cone - It’s a Volcano! - California
If you’ve driven along the 395, you’ve most likely passed this volcano and didn’t realize the immense danger you were in.
The Horseshoe Joshua Tree - Hwy 395 - California
From a distance, Skip Gorman’s Horseshoe Joshua Tree can fool you into thinking it’s a real Joshua Tree. As you get closer, you stop. “Wait a minute, there’s something different about that tree,” you may say to yourself.
Pearsonville - Hub Cap Capitol of the World - California
Have you ever driven north on Pearson Road? Or perhaps ventured to the west side of 395, to explore Sterling Road? There are treasures on both sides of the highway for history seekers and those who enjoy finding the odd and quirky “Roadside Attractions” of years past.
Dunmovin - California
Dunmovin. You say to yourself, “self, one day I'm going to stop at this place and see what I can find.”
Ruth Camp - California
Ruth Camp is an interesting ghost town, located approximately 14 miles north of Trona in the Argus Mountain Range. There are a good number of fairly well-preserved buildings that I was able to poke around in, which date from the late 1930s.
Little Lakes Valley Trail
The sky looked a bit ominous Thursday morning when we set out to the Little Lakes Valley trailhead. Our goal was to see each of the five main lakes, from the trailhead to Gem Lakes, a roundtrip of eight miles with an elevation gain of approximately 1200 feet.