Monthly Archives: October 2021

Hot Creek

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Marion

Driving south on US 395 past Lee Vining, turn left on Hot Creek Hatchery Road. You’re going to make a pretty long, and pretty slow, drive east before you come to the overlook and parking lot of the hot springs … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Postpile Monument

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Marion

The ski town of Mammoth is southwest of Lee Vining, on Highway 203. A drive about 13 miles north brings you to the Devil’s Postpile National Monument Park. You crest a ridge and drive down the other side, into a … Continue reading →

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Interlude, with Poet’s Shirt

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Marion

I don’t know what is about autumn that makes me nostalgic, but something does. Maybe it’s that my birthday comes shortly before the season, and encourages a reckoning, a taking-stock. Maybe I’ve just bought into all the literary propaganda about … Continue reading →

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The Sand Tufas

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Marion

About a mile from South Tufa, on a dirt and gravel road, is Navy Beach, where you can see limestone towers that are more otherworldly that the South Tufa constructions. The towers here form exactly the same way, except they … Continue reading →

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The Lake of Limestone Towers

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Marion

Mono Lake may be a million years old. Conservative estimates put it at 750,000 years. Once part of an inland sea, the lake, which covers about 69 square miles, is a shadow of its former greatness. It’s still great, though. … Continue reading →

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The Ibis Dances

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Marion

Bridgeport Lake is about three miles northeast of the town. It’s a water source and a recreational spot, I would say mostly for fishing. We passed a small marina and parked in the boat ramp area, a narrow inlet of … Continue reading →

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Random Images from Bridgeport

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Marion

Most of the land around Bridgeport seems to be cattle ranches, and lots of the plain, with sagebrush, rabbit brush and dried grass, was pastureland. There was a microbrewery next to the hotel (I don’t think we ever saw it … Continue reading →

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The Elevated Ghost Town: Bodie, CA

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Marion

Six miles south of Bridgeport, on US 395, a left turn takes you up into the hills, to an isolated valley that holds the remains of a mining boomtown, Bodie. Now a state park, the ghost town is maintained in … Continue reading →

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Bridgeport

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Marion

Towns have identities. Some towns, like my hometown, struggle to decide what their identity is, or try to change it. Some embrace what they are: a college town, a company town, a working-class town, a tourist town, a bedroom community. … Continue reading →

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