Route so far. Bishop is at the junction of US 395 and US 6.
We toured Bishop, CA, for a couple of days.
We also soaked in Keough Hot Ditch three times.
One evening and two morning baths.
Beautiful views.
It is possible to squeeze between the granite
boulders and allow the 100 degree water to
massage your shoulders--ahhh.
A morning soak with a view of the hot ditch.
We then drove 37 miles north on US 395
to Mammoth Lakes area. There are several
hot springs in the area, so after lunch, we
explored.
This is The Hot Tub with the eastern slope of the
Sierra Nevada to enjoy during the soak.
A few miles on a gravel road leads us to Shepherd Hot Spring.
Judy tests the water. She is facing the Sierras and
Alkali Lake is behind her.
After Shepherd, we walked about a half mile
to visit The Crab Cooker. The water comes out of the
spring at about 170 degrees, but the tub water is
about 105.
Another view with Judy at the The Crab Cooker.
The only hot spring that the National Forest or the
BLM (Bureau of Land Management)
tells you about is Wild Willy's Hot Spring.
We did not soak here. It is much too crowded.
We prefer to have the place to ourselves.
We will visit a few more hot springs in the morning.
We took a nice evening drive through Mammoth Lakes
and the surrounding area.
This is Lake Mary at 8,890 ft.
Good morning! The tub at Alkali Lake Hot Springs
is in the process of re-construction. :(
The Alkali Lake.
We did find Shepherd Hot Spring up, running,
and private.
Shepherd Hot Spring.
We also found Hilltop Hot Spring up and running.
In fact, we met one of the volunteers that
cleans the tubs there. He just finished, and we were
the first to enjoy the scenery with a soak.
The scenery and us.
Hot Creek. It is no longer soakable because of the
injuries and deaths. The water has been measured
at 199 degrees. We enjoyed the view!
In the evening we toured toward June Lake.
On the way was Obsidian Dome.
(volcanic glass)
We climbed around and found a piece for a souvenir.
Dennis on the dome.
Arriving at the motorhome, we needed to view the
annular eclipse. Here is the safe way. There was
a group of folks viewing through a welder's
helmet near us. They invited us to view too!
Thanks. In Mammoth Lakes, CA we had about
90% blockage of the sun. We had very nice
and a little eerie (almost twilight) light for 20 minutes,
then the brightness returned and the world
did not end.
Or did it.
We will soak one more time in the morning then
head to June Lake (20 miles) for a hike and
a good night's rest.
Great morning!
Here is the morning soak with the Sierra's and a
hot air balloon to view. Extra nice.
The plumbing from the Hilltop Hot Spring leading
to the tub.
We drove to Oh! Ridge, a National Forest campground,
got set up and rested before heading to
our hike. We took the Rush Creek Trail to a beautiful
waterfall. Actually two falls.
Rush Creek Falls. About a 5 hour round trip
hike for us. Most hikers just passed us by.
We stopped often, drank water, and took lots of pictures.
We also did a little catching of our breath.
Ending elevation was about 8500 ft.
At an overlook of June Lake.
At our turn around point. Judy is not really
in danger on that ledge. I just tried to
make it look that way. Notice the trees,
they grow, more or less, straight up.
Like this one, with Judy in the trunk.
We enjoyed the rest of the hike down,
and even saw a mule deer near the bottom.
Still, we were exhausted.
On to Yosemite National Park.
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