Lakes, Lakes, and More Lakes

Before leaving the town of Mammoth Lakes and the Devils Postpile, we did the scenic route and went on a tour of the different lakes that this county is known for - the hundreds of lakes and streams, trout fishing, and hiking trails through the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wilderness area. I'm including the rest of the small trips to different lakes we took in the past days in the album below...



Driving out of California, we stopped by the calm and amazingly beautiful Mono Lake (at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains) one of the oldest lakes in America. Mono Lake is a very salty lake that has intriguing rock formations called "Tulfas".

(Mono Lake webcam here.)

And yes, our photos...








Finally, in Nevada, we came across another small lake (actually, an artificial reservoir but not obviously so) - Topaz Lake - and dry camped there. This time we parked right next to the water so the view outside our windows were SPECTACULAR!!! Click the photo below to see my portfolio on Topaz Lake.

It almost felt like we were on the water as you could see it directly outside the windows. Chris used to go here as a kid with his cousins. To me its an awesome place. We're here only a short time, and after the weekend's over we're back to the Bay Area. I'm really excited for our next trip, I've never been to Oregon and Washington. After the dry, humid and hot desert, I'm looking forward to a cool, coastal getaway. See you soon!