Eastern Sierra hikes - 2012

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We stayed in rustic cabins at at Mono Lake Resort (?) at Twin Lakes, up at 7,000ft. ??  

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On a

note - on a pc or laptop you can zoom in & and out, but not on a smartphone.    

I apologize for not knowing the name of the lake we walked at on the first hike. My guess is we drove an hour to the trailhead. 

	Caples Lake on hwy. 88; 45 minutes from home		way out west !		Twin Lakes, near Bridgeport
		first hike		the P
	Victoria and Patrick		Jean usually kept a journal

note - most of us on

The second hike was at Virginia Lakes, on scenic hwy 395, just north of the big downhill to Mono Lake.

			gaining altitude		at the high point
		downhill trail
	see note

note - On the long downhill walk we saw a fire just as it started, and by the time wee reached the trailhead, a CalFire crew was making the steep ascent with picks & shovels. 

	um...one of the two		good scenery right away
	Twin Lakes Resort		Bonnie

On the drive home the following day, we went to Bodie State Park, a very photogenic place to walk around.

			food can tin siding to keep the weather out		mining was big here
		cars melting into the ground		Hwy 89 at Monitor Pass

Hwy 89 at Monitor Pass is a terrific drive in sports car mode, but often the road is not busy & you can slow down and admire gorgeous scenery; it is one of the great drives around 'these parts'.       

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