Weekend of Hikes in Mammoth Lakes/Mono Lake area on Columbus Day weekend

TRIP TO MAMMOTH LAKES

300 MILES NORTH OF L.A. ON HIGHWAY 395

5 TO 6 HOUR DRIVE ON STRAIGHT ROAD

WHEN: COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND THURSDAY OCT 6 TO MONDAY OCTOBER 10

This trip involves either staying in hotel rooms in Mammoth Lakes and/or camping out. I'll leave that up to those who are coming.

THE CHEAPEST HOTEL ROOMS IN TOWN ARE AT MOTEL 6--$66 a night on Thursday and Sunday, and $76 a night on Friday and Saturday.

(There are lots of campsites in town, too, but you'll have to arrange that yourself.)

http://www.motel6.com/ms/check-availability.do?property=276&VID=&numberOfAdults=2&arrivalDate=2011-10-06&departureDate=2011-10-07&corporatePlusNumber=&travelAgentNumber=&BTR=/AccorMaps/M6ProximityResults.aspx?searchtype=C

YOU CAN STAY FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND OR ONLY JOIN US FOR ONE DAY; WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.

THERE ARE NO MEGA-DIFFICULT HIKES ON THIS TRIP. ALL ARE MODERATELY PACED, LOW TO MID LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY.

HOW TO GET THERE:

MAP WILL BE POSTED SOON

HERE IS A ZOOMABLE STREET MAP AND TOPO MAP OF THE ROUTE TO MAMMOTH LAKES:

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.04641,-119.33350&z=6&t=M&marker0=34.00258%2C-118.28430%2C6.0%20km%20WxNW%20of%20Huntington%20Park%20CA&marker1=35.15585%2C-118.16345%2C11.5%20km%20N%20of%20Mojave%20CA&marker2=35.46962%2C-117.99316%2C15.6%20km%20NW%20of%20Saltdale%20CA&marker3=37.77506%2C-118.98193%2C8.2%20km%20E%20of%20June%20Lake%20CA