{"id":9044,"date":"2024-07-24T22:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9044"},"modified":"2024-11-10T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T01:35:38","slug":"20240724mammoth1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724mammoth1\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 of July 2024 Trip to Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Area, 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. Weather forecast indicated chances of rain in the afternoon, so my friend and I stayed close to the town of Mammoth Lakes, checking out views from the top of its ski resort together with a few alpine lakes nearby.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1596.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1596.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains around Mammoth Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains around Mammoth Lakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:72,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:40,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in the previous post, we visited Sierra Nevada during a week of anomaly when it came to precipitation, with rain in the forecast both yesterday and this afternoon. Besides Mount Starr, which we climbed the previous day, there were no mountains on our radar with a trail short enough for us to finish by early afternoon, so instead we decided to spend the day without any mountaineering activities. From our overnight hotel in the town of Bishop, the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes was a 45-minute drive away, which we decided to check out.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Minaret_Vista\">Minaret Vista<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was a small vista\/parking lot to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, offering views to the Minarets to the west. The Minarets were a group of jagged peaks as part of the Ritter Range. They were remains of an ancient lava flow that existed long before the formation of Sierra Nevada mountains. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1589.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1589.jpg\" alt=\"Minarets\" \/><\/a><\/br>Minarets<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_104354C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_104354C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Minaret Vista\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains from Minaret Vista<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1588.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s north face looked both steep and uniform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1587.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1587.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Ritter and Banner Peak are the two prominent peaks in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1572.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1572.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant ones into Yosemite National Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1589.jpg\" alt=\"Minarets\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20240724_104354C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Minaret Vista\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1588.jpg\" alt=\"Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1587.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1572.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Minaret Vista.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1589.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1589.jpg\" alt=\"Minarets\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Minarets<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_104354C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_104354C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Minaret Vista\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Minaret Vista<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1588.jpg\" alt=\"Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s north face looked both steep and uniform.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1587.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1587.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Ritter and Banner Peak are the two prominent peaks in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1572.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1572.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant ones into Yosemite National Park.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1575_DSC_1585-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1575_DSC_1585-11.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Minaret Vista\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Minaret Vista<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Minaret Vista was located next to the entrance station of Devils Postpile National Monument, which would be our natural next stop, if not for the road construction in summer 2024 that shut the park down from Monday to Thursday. So instead, we decided to head onto Mammoth Mountain. The ski resort operated one gondola in the summer to take people up to the summit overlook.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Top_of_Mammoth_Mountain\">Top of Mammoth Mountain<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From the top of the gondola station, it\u2019s a short walk to the scenic overlook with views of various alpine lakes to the south. I also felt that the views of Minarets to the west were better from the top of Mammoth Mountain, compared to earlier at Minaret Vista. The breeze on top of Mammoth Mountain made it a much better experience than the heat I felt at Minaret Vista (the latter was free, though).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1606.jpg\" alt=\"Ritter Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ritter Range Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1598.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Mary and Lake Mamie\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Mary and Lake Mamie<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1599.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1599.jpg\" alt=\"Horseshoe Lake and Lake George\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horseshoe Lake and Lake George<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1600.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Bear Creek Spire and Mount Gabb in the background. Bear Creek Spire was the prominent mountain as seen during our hike the previous day to Mount Starr.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1601.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains around Mammoth Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains around Mammoth Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1602C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1602C9.jpg\" alt=\"Red Cones\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Cones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1606.jpg\" alt=\"Ritter Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1598.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Mary and Lake Mamie\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1599.jpg\" alt=\"Horseshoe Lake and Lake George\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1600.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1601.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains around Mammoth Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1602C9.jpg\" alt=\"Red Cones\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1606.jpg\" alt=\"Ritter Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ritter Range Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1598.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Mary and Lake Mamie\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Mary and Lake Mamie<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1599.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1599.jpg\" alt=\"Horseshoe Lake and Lake George\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horseshoe Lake and Lake George<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1600.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Bear Creek Spire and Mount Gabb in the background. Bear Creek Spire was the prominent mountain as seen during our hike the previous day to Mount Starr.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1601.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains around Mammoth Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains around Mammoth Lakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1602C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1602C9.jpg\" alt=\"Red Cones\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Cones<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1607_DSC_1622-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1607_DSC_1622-16.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mammoth Mountain Summit Vista Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Mammoth Mountain Summit Vista Point<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1595.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1595.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gondola station, a small cafe, and lots of bike\/ski tracks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_122854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_122854.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The town of Mammoth Lakes visible at the foot of the mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_122849.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_122849.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_111642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_111642.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overlooking North Face of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking North Face of Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from the gondola.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1595.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20240724_122854.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20240724_122849.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20240724_111642.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking North Face of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1595.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1595.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gondola station, a small cafe, and lots of bike\/ski tracks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_122854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_122854.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The town of Mammoth Lakes visible at the foot of the mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_122849.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_122849.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20240724_111642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/20240724_111642.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking North Face of Mammoth Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking North Face of Mammoth Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from the gondola.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It turned out that the ski tracks on Mammoth Mountain were dubbed as mountain bike tracks in the summer. As far as I could tell, that&#8217;s the top revenue contributor for the resort in the summer. My friend was very keen on us renting bikes to ride down the mountains (and possibly for me to provide the amusement of crashing off my bike, as I hadn&#8217;t ridden a bike for years and had never done so off road). Unfortunately for him, I was determined to stay away from the possibility of injury before we take on some more exciting mountaineering in the coming days and thus resisted his coaxing.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Alpine_Lakes_near_Mammoth_Lakes\">Alpine Lakes near Mammoth Lakes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After getting off Mammoth Mountain, we headed back to the town of Mammoth Lakes for lunch, before heading to the alpine lakes outside the town in the afternoon.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s when the mischievous part of my friend started to prompt me to take on activities that were more adventurous, such as renting paddleboards on Lake Mary so that one can do &#8220;all sorts of stunts, like jumping into the middle of the lake&#8221;. Again, unfortunately for him, the rental shop owner suggested against that as &#8220;wind was picking up and storm was gathering&#8221;. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn&#8217;t want to lose my glasses by going overboard, which also didn&#8217;t help for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So instead, we settled on more leisurely activities such as driving around the alpine lakes and appreciating their scenery, among which Crystal Crag was probably the most notable. It was a granite monolith that could be climbed via a YDS class 3 route, that wasn&#8217;t too long. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Climbing Crystal Crag wasn&#8217;t on our plan as we already have another class 3 mountain (Cloudripper via West Chute) planned for this trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1628.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag amount Mountains beyond Lake Mamie\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crystal Crag amount Mountains beyond Lake Mamie<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1631.jpg\" width=\"46%\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1636.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crystal Crag<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1638.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1638.jpg\" alt=\"Mammoth Crest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mammoth Crest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1637.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Lake Mary<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Lake Mary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1628.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag amount Mountains beyond Lake Mamie\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1631.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1636.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1638.jpg\" alt=\"Mammoth Crest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1637.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1628.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag amount Mountains beyond Lake Mamie\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crystal Crag amount Mountains beyond Lake Mamie<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1631.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1636.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crystal Crag<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1638.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1638.jpg\" alt=\"Mammoth Crest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mammoth Crest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1637.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Lake Mary\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Lake Mary<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>However, with enough time left in the day, my friend and I fancied a short <del>stroll<\/del> hike to Crystal Lake. Unfortunately, the weather just wasn\u2019t cooperative. There had been an on-and-off rain after we arrived at the few alpine lakes. In short, whenever we decided to leave the car to hit the trails, the rain started and we had to retreat back to it. And not long after we got back to the car, it stopped. It\u2019s like the weather system could read our minds and work against them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1644.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1644.jpg\" alt=\"Lake George\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake George<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1642.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crystal Crag<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1643.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1643.jpg\" width=\"44%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flowing from Crystal Lake into Lake George.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1641.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"House across Lake George\" \/><\/a><\/br>House across Lake George<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quite the hermit life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1646.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1649.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1644.jpg\" alt=\"Lake George\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1642.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1643.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1641.jpg\" alt=\"House across Lake George\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1646.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1649.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1644.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1644.jpg\" alt=\"Lake George\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake George<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1642.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Crag\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crystal Crag<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1643.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1643.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flowing from Crystal Lake into Lake George.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1641.jpg\" alt=\"House across Lake George\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>House across Lake George<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quite the hermit life.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1646.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twin Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1649.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DSC_1650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Lakes<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And with such uncooperative weather, all I could do was to launch my drone for an aerial tour of the lakes, in between periods of rain. Here were some photos from the drone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0458.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0477.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0458.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0477.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0458.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0477.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/DJI_0461_DJI_0475-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0461_DJI_0475-15.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Twin Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Twin Lakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of my drone flying across Twin Lakes. Unfortunately, with some drizzles at the far end of Twin Lakes, I decided that&#8217;s it and turned around.<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/thumbnails\/DJI_0457_000.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/Twin_Lakes_2160p_H265_14Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/24\/Twin_Lakes_2160p_H264_15Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">30 seconds, 2160p60fps, 2.5x playback speed, 14Mbps\/54MB for H265, 15Mbps\/56MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, just before 4pm, we decided we had had enough with our cat-and-mouse game with the weather, and started driving back to Bishop and called it a day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. 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