Pretty cruisy day here getting ready for the next stanza.
Mammoth is like a lot of tourist towns where you find evidence of the original settlement but "progress" has stamped itself with flash high end retail, gated tourist lodges, substantial residential development all catering for the almighty dollar - pretty much like any tourist place in NZ i.e. Mount Maunganui, Queenstown, Taupo etc. Don't get me wrong though - it's a lovely place & you are well catered for. The North Village caters for the high end
They also have these cool free shuttle buses that get you around
Plan is to head to Tuolmne Meadows in the next 2 days. I then go off trail for 3 to 4 days to head down Yosemite Valley to Half Dome, Yosemite Falls etc. Might even get a permit to climb Half Dome. Talk is that we will have to deal with snow for a while yet with some ice shutes north of Sonora Pass causing concern. Until then...Weta
I think Perry has spent to long in front of his microwave. Those little legs of his wouldn't get him up those hills.
ReplyDeleteA pity you have had snow Roger but it just looks fantastic.
The horses are fit and bred for it.
Stay safe. Kym
:-) - I can hear Newburn chuckling from here. The snow adds a "dimension" for the stores that's for sure. For the horses I know I'd be getting off & walking on the switchbacks!!!! And I'm always safe :-)
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