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Right Back to the Owens Valley (Jan 2021)

Discussion in 'Trip Reports' started by turbodb, Mar 1, 2021.

  1. Mar 1, 2021 at 10:50 AM
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    ...I'd been home less than a week after Tragedies in the Tablelands, and I still had the itch to get out and see everything I'd planned before things went all wonky. And so, just after 3:00am on a Thursday morning, I pulled out of the garage, a now-familiar drive ahead of me.

    My drive ended in the dark, and as I climbed into bed and fell asleep, I was full of anticipation of what I'd see in the morning, since I'd heard how amazing Alabama Hills can be....


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    It was almost exactly noon when I rolled into the southeast corner of the Volcanic Tablelands from US-6. Having eaten only a small breakfast, I was getting hungry, and decided that the perfect spot to eat lunch would be Kitchen Rock. Doing so would give me the ability to look around a bit as I munched on my PB&J, and of course, I was looking forward to seeing the Volcanic Wave that had brought me here in the first place....


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    I meandered for two hours amongst the volcanic landscape, and by the time I was back on my planned route, the sky wasn't quite as clear as it'd been at the start of the day. Yes, I'd cheated the weather for a few hours, but winter was coming...

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    That's the story, hope you enjoyed!

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