The 395 and Owens Valley-Eastern Sierra Region

Get started looking for a hotel/motel. They fill up quickly.

 

I've spent several recent July 4th weekends up in the Mazourka area... always delightful, and no loud noises. Yet still close enough to swoop into civilization by day.

Wife's family used to do Crowley and stay at Mammoth each year as a fourth-of-july tradition, but lost interest due to the commercialization.

Now it's just her and I up in the back country enjoying the silence.

Honestly, driving an hour up 4x4 roads on either side of the valley should put you out of earshot of the festivities. I've never heard anyone doing fireworks beyond the valley floor, and target shooters are rare and well behaved, at least compared to popular SoCal desert destinations.

 

Nice to find a thread for our area! Didn't know this one existed...

 

Avalanche catches 2 Mammoth Mountain ski patrol staff

 

I'm a little confused as to why this is called Nightmare Rock, because KISS and Paul Stanley are hardly terrifying. Oderus Urungus from Gwar seems much more appropriate.

 

It's been recently repainted with the big red lips, a while back it used to be mostly teeth and fewer eyelashes. I'm in favor of a gwar rendition

 

Got a nice little surprise about 2:30PM yesterday. Humidity came up and winds went down about 6:00PM which is the only reason this things not in Benton by now. Hoping to see some containment at the evening brief.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/3/30/silver-fire

 

The CHP incident logs on the CalTrans QuickMap app give pretty good details. Apparently they stopped escorted runs on Hwy 6 around 1:15AM due to fast moving fire but resumed an hour later. Hoping there’s no serious damage to property. Meanwhile it’s snowing pretty hard not much further north although a bit higher up.

 

Dumping pretty good up here in snow country.

 

It just started raining here. Hopefully it continues. lol

 

Let's wheel! I'm your neighbor

 

I was wondering if you where Mammoth or Tahoe/Truckee. I got rid of the dedicated trail rig but I still have my wife's 2009 4Runner. Stock running boards and all. lol

 

Yup just up the street from you.
Good enough rig to get out to the tubs.

 

It's good enough for everything in Owens Valley with the exceptions of Wheeler Ridge and Royal Gorge. If I ever put skids on it Wheeler Ridge will be doable. The only thing I don't do in it is real snow wheeling. Locked F/R is needed for that if you wanna actually go anywhere. lol

 

haha yea, I do some good snow wheeling here and there but I also go VERY prepared. Traction boards, shovels, and bodies to use said shovels. Only got the rear locker.

I made it out to siphon tub a few weeks ago when there was at least 2 feet of snow on the ground. It was an adventure.

 

You've come down to my level..

 

Actually, you got me beat. The 4Runner is open/open. lol

 

Okay. Call me if you get stuck. Lol
Now I really want to come up for a little run...

 

Wordle 1,385 5/6*

 

Is today's Wordle "owens?"