Tuesday 14 June 2016

Day 54 - Zero in Bishop

Bishop is a clean busy little place sandwiched in the Owens Valley between the Sierras to the west
and the White Mountain ranges to the East
Highway 395 through the town heads north to eventually reach Reno while south takes you in to the Mojave. Having gone from no degrees in the Sierras to about 33 degrees today has been a shock to my personal thermometer. Apparently it can get up to over 40 degrees which makes sense as Death Valley is only a couple of valleys east.
For the hiker it is great with good outdoor equipment retailers (it's a big area for climbing), Vons Supermarket & loads of eateries including the usual McDonald's, Carl's Jnr, KFC, Dennys, Taco Bell & bakeries, pizza places, a Texas BBQs etc.
There are a lot of Stetson hats in town along with over sized pick up trucks as there looks like a big rodeo championships being contested. Country & Western music seems to the radio of choice with an upcoming festival having Dwight Yoakam head-lining - I think I have an L.P. around somewhere.
I've planned for a 7 day sojourn to Red Meadows where I can get to Mammoth Lakes for my next stop - and my pack weight reflects that.
With zero coverage in the Sierras that means another week of blog on hold until getting into Mammoth....Weta


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  1. Unknown15 June 2016 at 01:36

    Roger.
    When you get to Mammoth Davison St guest house 19 Davison St seems a good place if you are looking for some where. If you don't want to go that far Toms place on 395 is a known resupply spot and good food ..Ribs $14.95.You come out from Rock Creek Rd about 20 miles from Mammoth. The owner Michele seems nice and helpful. Your blog is fantastic gets better all the time.
    Cheers.

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    1. Unknown15 June 2016 at 05:34

      Thanks for that Kym. Im always looking for accomodation tips & avoided the hostel here in Bishop as deemed a party place & not my scene. Your horses better be fit as the gradients are tough on the JMT!!!

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