One hundred years from now, a time capsule buried Saturday on the south side of the Mono Basin History Museum will be dug up to reveal what life was like in Lee Vining in 2026 and what was foremost in its residents’ minds. Among the 80 items contained in the 50-pound metal box marked with…
The tiny wood shack was flipped on its head. The roof peaked toward the ground and the floor faced the sky. Inside, a fake upside-down cat stared at a fake upside-down mouse. The bed was neatly made and hung suspended from the ceiling, just like the rest of the furniture. Even the historical plaque on…
The Mono Lake Committee led its last Lundy Canyon Bird Walk of the season on Labor Day Saturday, but that doesn’t mean fun in the canyon and on Lundy Lake is over for the year. Far from it. There is still more than a month left before the first snows start to shut things down,…
Just outside Yosemite National Park, Twenty Lakes Basin delivers one of the biggest scenic payoffs for the effort in the Eastern Sierra. Beginning at Saddlebag Lake, the route travels through the Hoover Wilderness and passes a chain of alpine lakes surrounded by colorful peaks, polished granite, and wide-open high-country views. Despite starting above 10,000 feet,…