Go Fig wrote:
> In article , Ken
wrote:
>
> > patty1@wintertime.com (Patty Winter) wrote in
> > news:d03n8a$gr4$1@bolt.sonic.net:
> > > Gee, I'd hardly call it a detour. It's only a mile or two off the
> > > highway. I don't think the OP will have time, but a trip to
Devils
> > > Postpile would certainly be great. Or even to Inyo Craters and
> > > Minaret Vista, which are only a 10-minute drive from downtown.
> >
> > Mammoth is a nice stop, but only if you have at least a full day to
visit the
> > area. Take the gondola up to the top of the mountain for some
great views.
> > During the summer, rent a mountain bike and ride down the mountain
(there are
> > some easy routes down). There are some great full day hikes,
including up to
> > Mount Ritter or Mount Banner,
>
> The ride down to "Reds Meadow" is world class, thankfully a bus will
> take you back to Mammoth Mt.
All good points. The Mammoth Lakes area has a number of scenic
attractions, and if you're going to be staying there for a few days, by
all means rent a condo and stay there. But if you're really just
trying to get to Yosemite [and you don't have time budgeted to see
Devil's Postpile, to take the very scenic hike from the Mammoth Lakes
area down to Red's Meadow, don't have time to take in Inyo Craters,
don't have time to hike to Shadow Lake or Thousand Islands Lake, or
otherwise take in Mount Ritter and Banner Peak, etc], then going to
Mammoth Lakes is a detour off of 395. Even if it's just a twenty
minutes round-trip detour, it's still twenty minutes that don't get you
any closer to Yosemite.
At the very least, I'd compare rates. If I could find something
cheaper in Lee Vining or Bishop, at the very least, I'd take those.
I'd also consider Independence and Lone Pine, depending on how I built
my itinerary and what time I thought I'd get to each of those
locations.
> > though there are also great day hikes in
> > Yosemite. If you're more the sit-in-your-car type, Mono Lake or
Bode might
> > be
> > better stops on the way to Yosemite.
I think for either Mono Lake or Bodie, you'll going to want to get out
of your car and walk amongst the tufa towers or ghost town streets,
respectively.
TK
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