MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA - - After ourMonday hike to Sunrise Lake High Sierra Camp we took Tuesday off and went looking around on the Nevada side of Tioga Pass - - although we were still in CA. We did the June Lake Loop and then went to Mammoth Mountain, a very popular ski area in winter which looks like its been totally wasted in the day. The area is used for mountain bike trails and was doing a booming business. The toughest trails for the expert riders seem to drop off from the top (11,053') into space...as these two riders are about to do. The "Beginner" trail didn't have a high enough "chicken factor" for me to even contemplate. Any way, who wants to do a 'face plant' in an area where you could be skidding on your face for hundreds of yards?
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Mammoth Mountain
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA - - After ourMonday hike to Sunrise Lake High Sierra Camp we took Tuesday off and went looking around on the Nevada side of Tioga Pass - - although we were still in CA. We did the June Lake Loop and then went to Mammoth Mountain, a very popular ski area in winter which looks like its been totally wasted in the day. The area is used for mountain bike trails and was doing a booming business. The toughest trails for the expert riders seem to drop off from the top (11,053') into space...as these two riders are about to do. The "Beginner" trail didn't have a high enough "chicken factor" for me to even contemplate. Any way, who wants to do a 'face plant' in an area where you could be skidding on your face for hundreds of yards?
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