Retirement Road Trip #6: The Bristlecone National Forest and the White Mountains

 


November 1, 2020: Drove from Incline to Bishop, stayed at Creekside Inn, dinner at Aaron Schat's Roadhouse 

November 2: Drive up to Bristlecone National Forest Visitors' Center at 11,000+ feet.  Incredible drive up from Big Pine: CA168 to White Mountain Road ro the end of the pavement.  A gravel road continues for several miles beyond that to a UC Research Station.  Stunning 4.35 mile loop hike through the forest, with very few people unlike the Fall 2020 Big Five Utah Road Trip ((#5).  Cold but no snow at 11,000 feet.  Came back through the drive on Movie Road below Mt. Whitney, and had dinner at Copper Top BBQ in Big Pine (they were having a soft opening at a new location).

November 3: return to Incline after getting provisions at Schat's Bakkery


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