The "Pink Postpile" - Devil's Postpile was inaccessible due to snow, so we found this in the Fish Slough Volcanic Tablelands instead. It was fantastic!
The group at the newly named "Pink Postpile".
Wheel changes were a multi-time-a-day occurrence: the pit crew at work.
The wooden ones I get, but the iron? Can you even imagine? (Bodie)
I'm not sure what this magical powder for men is. (Bodie)
When in Bodie, gotta get in a stamp mill.
An impressive balancing erratic at June Lake. Naturally this calls for tagging - not by our group of course.
Typical menu at Manzanar Internment Camp. The thing that puzzles me is the 4oz of curry powder available.
Silly attempt at towing by hand... totally worth it for entertainment value.
Inclement weather + slow driver + two wheel drive van = getting stuck in a ridiculously small snow pile. *sigh*
Ascending the 680ft high Eureka Dunes, they too "sing", and are the highest in California and rivaling for the highest in the USA.
Teamwork and a little creativity means that anyone can go anywhere. Even at 9500ft.
The Chaflant Group Petroglyphs (Fish Slough area), some of the largest (5ft diameter) petroglyphs around.
The group at the scenic vista overlooking Mono Lake.
Gotta love "xing" signs. (Gull Lake)
Foxy Brown and Troy Pliocene on the Eureka Dunes. These two were trip mascots; unfortunately Foxy Brown escaped at the ammonite site in Union Wash and was never seen again.
It's amazing how many people go in anyway, and end up receiving the $175 ticket. (Hot Creek Geologic Area)And of course several other places were visited too - but these constitute my favourite images of the trip.
3 comments:
Ah, Nat. I love your posts.
Three comments:
-I am intrigued as to what the previous colour of the face powder was. I imagine all these men walking around with nicely buffed grey faces...
-In that menu, what is tsekumono?
-Was the $175 worth it?
Wonderful country out there! One of my favorite corners of the world. Thanks for the pictures!
H - apparently Tsekumono is a Japanese pickle (i.e. pickled stuff, not a single gherkin)
The powder is most intriguing, we also found a product called "mother's friend", which ultimately lead to an intense research expedition (but we forgot to photograph it) http://www.bottlebooks.com/questions/common/Mother%27s%20Friend.htm
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