The Mammoth Area Sierra Nevada - August 2022

[ski3pin]

Wow, we were surprised. Friends invited us along on a trip. We accepted the invitation and spent a pleasant, but wet, few days in California's classic High Sierra. The photos and story is posted on our blog -

The Mammoth Area Sierra Nevada - August 2022

We hope you enjoy the tale!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Monte Sharon and I have made several family trips to that same area.
In 1978 we spent a couple days at the Postpile,camped at Minarets Campground.
Our daughter at age 18 months had a ball climbing the pieces of postpile.

The falls were roaring and sounded like you were standing right next to them.
Actually we were next to them across the river.

Years later Sharon and I camped there again. This time we did a day hike to Minarets lake.
All the way to the shore across from the towering Minarets .It was quit a trip.

Another special place for us that you have brought back out memories.
Thanks.

Frank

 

[Vic Harder]

Great, another item to add to my “must do” list ;-)

Thanks for the link to Glacial Chatter. A new one for me. I’ll look for that up here in the frozen north, but I wonder if can’t form on sedimentary rocks, only granite?

 

[CPT Davenport]

Absolutely stunning. That is one of my favorite areas in the world. Good stuff!

 

[teledork]

I met my husband in Fish Valley - to the south of Devils Postpile. I was hiking the John Muir Trail and had taken a shower at Red's Meadow just the day before. We went fishing together and were married on Minaret Summit 6 years later. I tossed some of his ashes in the wind off the top of Mammoth Mountain one lovely winter day several years ago.

 

[ski3pin]

Monte Sharon and I have made several family trips to that same area.
In 1978 we spent a couple days at the Postpile,camped at Minarets Campground.
Our daughter at age 18 months had a ball climbing the pieces of postpile.

The falls were roaring and sounded like you were standing right next to them.
Actually we were next to them across the river.

Years later Sharon and I camped there again. This time we did a day hike to Minarets lake.
All the way to the shore across from the towering Minarets .It was quit a trip.

Another special place for us that you have brought back out memories.
Thanks.

Frank

Frank, we are so glad to have stirred up so many fun memories for you! Thanks for the nice comment.

 

[ski3pin]

Great, another item to add to my “must do” list ;-)

Thanks for the link to Glacial Chatter. A new one for me. I’ll look for that up here in the frozen north, but I wonder if can’t form on sedimentary rocks, only granite?

Vic, thanks for the nice comment, we appreciate it! I expect that chatter marks could occur on many rock types but I'm only an amateur.

 

[ski3pin]

Absolutely stunning. That is one of my favorite areas in the world. Good stuff!

Thank you! It is a very special place, indeed.

 

[ski3pin]

I met my husband in Fish Valley - to the south of Devils Postpile. I was hiking the John Muir Trail and had taken a shower at Red's Meadow just the day before. We went fishing together and were married on Minaret Summit 6 years later. I tossed some of his ashes in the wind off the top of Mammoth Mountain one lovely winter day several years ago.

What an absolutely great place to fall in love.

 

[goinoregon]

nice report, and great pics ! the polished columnar granite was very cool.
love the mules ! we took a pack trip into the alpine wilderness in central washington a couple years ago and the packers had some great mules. huge !!

 

[dr.tucson]

Those are great photos of the stone on the ground, some almost look like tile work. If anyone hasn't read Ansel Adam's autobiography, it is a real fun book.

 

[ski3pin]

nice report, and great pics ! the polished columnar granite was very cool.
love the mules ! we took a pack trip into the alpine wilderness in central washington a couple years ago and the packers had some great mules. huge !!

Thanks for the nice comment! We appreciate it.

 

[ski3pin]

Those are great photos of the stone on the ground, some almost look like tile work. If anyone hasn't read Ansel Adam's autobiography, it is a real fun book.

The geology is fascinating, indeed! Thanks for the suggestion on the autobiography and the nice comment.

 

[eyemgh]

I need to take a few days off, and sit down with a map and the blog. You’ve been to so many wonderful places, I get overwhelmed every time I strategize a new trip. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[ski3pin]

I need to take a few days off, and sit down with a map and the blog. You’ve been to so many wonderful places, I get overwhelmed every time I strategize a new trip. Thanks for sharing!!!

You are most welcome. I'd recommend keeping the maps out. New blog posts are coming.