2019 other side – part 14, Bishop: we love it here!
While emotionally Lone Pine was a hit on our trip since we got to see the settings for TV shows and movies from our youth, we found that we loved...
2019 other side – part 15, Bishop: buttermilk rocks, mountain lakes, power for electricity, and how Wilshire Blvd. got its name
Our first day in Bishop we decided to drive into the mountains and see two well known lakes that were finally open to the public after winter snows. Our drive...
2019 other side – part 16, Bishop: pack mules in the Sierras
After learning about the mule teams that pulled the borax loads through the Death Valley, we thought we were done with mules. But Bishop gave us so much more information...
2019 other side – part 17, Bishop: a glacier from a distance and ponderosa pines
One of our stops while in Bishop was Palisade Glacier, the southern most glacier in the continental United States. It’s “within the John Muir Wilderness in central Sierra Nevada and...
2019 other side – part 18, Bishop: more about 20-mule teams
Remember all we’ve learned about mule teams in part 2 of the Death Valley series? The Laws Railroad and History Museum just outside of Bishop had a barn featuring recreated...