Janie had a week off so we left on June 19th and headed to The Sierras. On our way we made a point to stop and see the places we always say we need to check out, first stop was Kramer Junction, what a cool place this little Museum was 8)
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Next stop was actually on The 14 FRWY just a bit out of the way but worth a look, Indian Wells Brewery. They made Beer and Soda.
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Since we were not really in a hurry, we gassed up in Bishop, hit the grocery store and decided to try the Canal behind Vons, the cows were in our way :o Never seen them over here before ::)
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It was pretty warm still so we just headed up the hill and met my Buddy up at Tuff Campground and caught a few fish there before heading to The House :)
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We got to the house and Tim and his wife went back to Simi Valley, they gave us the place for a week 8)
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In the morning I made Breakfast Burritos for Scooby Snacks to take on our daily adventures :)
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We drove about an hour up to Bridgeport and checked out The Walker River, Bridgeport Reservoir and Robinson Creek. Found Fish in the creek :D Stopped by Ken's Sporting Goods too, it's a must !
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I did BBQ a Tri Tip for Dinner one night, it was good :)
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The next couple of days was just sight seeing, hiking and taking in the scenery. We went to most of the Lakes in Mammoth and then up to The June Lake Loop. Saw some cool streams and Waterfalls along the way in between the Lakes.
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The scenery never gets old, there is water everywhere !
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We went back to The June Lake loop and tried to hit some cool shops, ran into this guy that used to work with Janie's Uncle on the Sport Boats in Dana Point Harbor, small world and he was full of Knowledge 8)
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We tried to stop at all the Lodges and General Stores to check them out, I started to collect pins from each place.
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On the last day we went back to Robinson Creek, as we were walking out , The Stock Truck showed up with 900 Lbs of fresh Trout :o Time to leave, they ain't going to bite today ;D
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Back to Bishop to get some Jerky and Dinner at the Casino :) 103 AT 5:30PM down in Bishop :o Mid 70's up in the hills ;)
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Always have to stop at Tom's Place :)
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Time to head back to Valley Center :-\ and on the way, Janie has to stop and look ;D
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I grabbed a few things
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Time to unload The Hearse ::)
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Hope to get some Salt Action soon 8)
Dude, I have to make time to get up there. That looks like such a cool place to spend some down time and fishing! The hardest part will be talking my wife into it since she always wants to use vacation where there are warm beaches and palm trees.
Some really cool stops along the way! I love seeing that old stuff and makes me feel like I should bring my metal detector up there.
BTW... Just buy her the 'Toon already! lol
Covered a ton of ground! Looks like a great time.