20.29 Mammoth Lakes: Alone on Mammoth Peak but for the wind.
We returned to Mono Lake after Mammoth as we headed west to see Robbie on the west coast. Another favorite from the region, sunset in the Sierra. Jen crests a secondary peak only to feel the summit seems no closer. Mammoth Lakes city below. The scenes from the top are breathtaking. We left Yosemite National Park on Friday with the intention of hiking to the peak of Mammoth Mountain and then cutting west to see our youngest, Robbie. The editor had time to rest and recover as the local mountain, covered in ski lifts, surrounded by many mountain ranges and lakes, is quite a tough one, too. With the lower temperatures and always-active winds, the going becomes a little rough in places. “Let’s see it as a climb to reach the peak where we can partake of tea and coffee and enjoy the sights,” we suggested to the editor. There are closer coffee shops but then why make life easier, we thought. The elevation gain is 3,100 feet over four miles with parts, e...