West Coast

2020 Eastern Sierra During Covid

July 9, 2020 - July 19, 2020

10 days 551 miles 6 stops 43 photos

Time for a road trip. We hadn’t been anywhere since February when we went to Bishop to help our son Andrew and his wife move from their apartment in Bishop to their new house, also in Bishop. I guess this means they plan to stay.

The added bonus was that our other son Tommy and his fiancee were there as well. We hadn’t all been together since Covid started. Considerate kids that they are, they had all gotten Covid tested a few days prior to our arrival and had been quarantining together as best as they could.

We decided to add some fun on either end of the visit - Tuolumne, Tenaya Lake, Mono Lake, Ancient Bristlecones, as well as lots of fun in Bishop.

I was so excited!

Itinerary

#	Stop	Date	Miles	Hours
1	Tenaya Lake (Yosemite)	July 9, 2020	240	5
2	Mono Lake	July 9, 2020	1	1
3	Bishop	July 9, 2020	100	2
4	Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest	July 12, 2020	80	3
5	Mono Lake	July 17, 2020	70	1.5
6	20 Lakes Basin	July 19, 2020	60	1.5

All Photos (43)

Tenaya Lake (Yosemite): Herb setting out on the Tenaya Lake Loop

Tenaya Lake (Yosemite): Lolo navigating the Lake Tenaya outlet

Tenaya Lake (Yosemite): Lovely Tenaya Lake

Mono Lake: A little mucky to get to the tufas

Mono Lake: Morning view of Mono Lake tiny tufas

Mono Lake: Land tufas wondering where the lake went

Bishop: Our sons climbing at Pine Creek Canyon

Bishop: Andrew and Celeste along the Buttermilk Loop

Bishop: Looking down at Barney Lake on the way to Duck Pass

Bishop: Crossing the scree and rocks on the way to Duck Pass

Bishop: Offroading through the Sierra Foothills

Bishop: Hiking the rock steps on the way to Lake Sabrina

Bishop: Night time bouldering in the Buttermilks

Bishop: Neowise Comet over the Buttermilks

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Along the drive up Silver Canyon

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: During the drive up Silver Canyon

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Lolo and the Patriarch Tree

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Lolo wanting a different perspective of a bristlecone

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Along the ride from the Patriarch Grove to the White Mountain Trailhead

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Lolo sets out on the Methuselah Trail

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Along the Methuselah Trail in the Schulman Grove

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Old Miner's cabin made of railroad ties along the Wyman Creek Road

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Crossing Wyman Creek

20 Lakes Basin: Up the rocky gorge on the 20 Lakes Basin hike