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March Trip to California

   3/11/2017 - Mammoth   
Dad and I drive all the way up to Mammoth Lakes and back

Pearsonville

   1st stop • Lava Flow at Pearsonville   
First location for photos, the lava flow just north of Pearsonville, CA.
It doesn't look all that big until you compare it to the high-tension power lines that run in that area.  The rock wall makes the towers look like toys.

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   2nd stop • Dehy Park   
Perfectly placed to be a great stopping point on the way up to Mammoth Lakes, this little park, with it's scenic views, has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember.

Dehy Park
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Convict Lake

   3rd stop • Convict Lake   
Great to see the lake covered in snow.  I don't normally come up here when it's this cold, but dad and I decided to brave the weather to see the sites.  At least it's not crowed!

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Mammoth Lakes

   4th stop • Mammoth Lakes   
Just like at Convict, we arrived at Twin Lakes, in the Mammoth Lakes area, only to find that this is as far as you could go.  There are at least 4 more lakes up this road that you can drive to... in the summer!
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Sherwin Grade

   5th stop • Sherwin Grade Overview    
Heading back south to LA, we stopped at this vista point before heading back down into the Owens Valley.

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Owens River

   6th stop • Owens River   
This river originally would flow uncontained all the way into what we now call Owens Dry Lake.  It wasn't dry back in the day.  Before Los Angeles stole all the water rights all the way north to the June Lake Loop, this lake would be so full of water, that they used paddlewheelers to move mined ore from the east side of the lake to the west.

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