Sonora Library, CA
A typical Great Basin sink as viewed from the Grandview Campground.
The Great Basin -- where mountains block moisture from both the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico; rainfall is 5-11 inches/years, mostly in the form of snow.
The White Mountains in the late afternoon; photo from the Bishop Creek Road.
Panning to the left and zooming in on the White Mountains.
The mountain ridge between Bishop Creek and Grass Lake and the Lamarc Canyon in the early morning.
Zooming in, note the waning moon.
North Lake from the hill separating the lake and the Day Use Parking Area.
Panning left, you may be able to see some bait or spin fishermen on the far shore. [Click once to enlarge; press ESC to return here.]
A fly fisherman on a float tube. In case you're wondering why they are now fly fishermen on the nearby shore -- it too mucky.
Panning left ...an aspen grove in autumnal yellow.
A sideways shot of part of North Lake and the mountain behind it gives you an idea of the dryness found on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.
The Day Use Parking area; in the distance, the ridge to the south of Lake Sabrina and North Lake.
From the North Lake dirt road just after it turn right off of the Bishop Creek Road: a shot of the rugged crest of the Sierra Nevada.
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Links:
- Wikipedia article on Bishop Creek
- Brief recap of the Bishop Creek Lakes Basin
- Bishop Chamber of Commerce site on fishing available near Bishop
Th 4 Oct Actual Route: North Lake USFS CG - Bishop Senior Center - Pleasant Valley Inyo County CG
F 5 Oct Actual Route: Pleasant Valley CG - Mammoth Lakes - Devils Postpile Natl Monument - Reds Meadow USFS CG
Sa 6 Oct Actual Route: Reds Meadow CG - Minaret Summit - Mammoth Lakes Library - Lee Vining - Junction USFS Campground
Su 7 Oct Actual Route: Junction CG - Saddlebag Lake - Junction CG - Tuolumne Mdws - Hogdon USPS Campround
M 8 Oct Actual Route: Hogdon CG - Cherry Valley - Tuolumne Lib - N.F. Tuolumne River bd
T 9 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne - Sonora - Tuolumne River bd
W 10 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne - Sonora - Tuolumne River bd
Th 11 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne - Sonora - Tuolumne River bd
F 12 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne - Sonora - Tuolumne River bd
Sa 13 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne - Sonora - Oakdale - Woodward Resv CG
Su 14 Oct Actual Route: Woodward Resv CG - Oakdale - Tuolumne Lib - Tuolumne River bd
M 15 Oct Actual Route: Tuolumne River bd - Tuolumne Lib - Twain Harte Laudromat - Tuolumne River bd
T 16 Oct Route: Tuolumne River bd - Sonora Lib - Tuolumne River bd
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Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
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