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MAMMOTH LAKES |
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Forty miles north along US-395 from Bishop then five miles west on
Hwy-203, the resort town of MAMMOTH LAKES offers the state's premier ski
slopes outside the Lake Tahoe basin, and in summer hosts on- and off-road
bike races. The setting is stunning, but the town is pricey and prone to
testosterone overload. To ski Mammoth Mountain ( www.mammothmountain.com
), which looms up behind the resort, pick up lift tickets ($56 per day)
from the Main Lodge on Minaret Road, where you can also rent equipment
($26 for basic skis, boots and poles), and book three-hour lessons
($48). In summer, fifty miles of snow-free slopes transform themselves
into the 3500-acre Mammoth Mountain Bike Park ($28 a day for trail
access and ski lifts, $47 for 4hr bike rental plus two lift rides).
One appealing summer-only destination is the DEVIL'S POSTPILE NATIONAL
MONUMENT , seven miles southwest of the bike park, reached by shuttle
bus ($9.50). A collection of slender, blue-gray basaltic columns, some
scaling sixty feet, the Postpile was formed as lava from a volcanic
eruption cooled and fractured into multisided forms. From here, a two-mile
hike along the San Joaquin River leads to Rainbow Falls which refract
the midday sun perfectly.
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Vacation Rentals in Mammoth
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from $75.00
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