End Miles 10642
Total Miles 657
First two things I have to say is, the gas in Lee Vining is $4.09 for unleaded. Now you feel better about what you're paying don't you? Second, I swear we were going to hit a deer or a bunny at some point during this ride.
We left Mammoth at around noon. We needed to ship some stuff out, grab some food, and do the best pack job ever. We headed straight to Mono Lake, and what a strange lake it is. Its is 2.5 times as salty as the ocean and 100 times as alkaline. There are large spires that stick out of the water every where, and when you touch the water its slick and oily. I didn't let Tika near the water because its packed with brine shrimp and an abundance of flying bugs.
For anyone who's been through Lake Tahoe and done the scenic route around the lake, knows what a terrifying experience it can be to look over the edge. For example, if you look at the picture, you can see there is a steep drop off from the road. Its like this on both sides of the road with no shoulder - just wide enough. The whole area is just beautiful but the roads are sharp and steep.
Hunger set in so we stopped in Trukee for dinner at Burger Me! This particular burger joint was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives by Guy Fieri on the Food Network. It was a good messy burger, but the trip must go on.
Bill has stamina, we all know that. I made the mistake of agreeing with him to "drive until you just can't anymore". We went through Reno and decided to go to Medford, OR. We were going to stop but Bill asked, "How much further to Crater Lake?" I should have answered, "too far". We ended up at Crater Lake National Park, at just past 4:30am - when the sun was coming up. The Jeep is full of stuff and you can only sleep on top of stuff. I tried to sleep in my passenger seat, yeah, I'm not 12 anymore. I can't do it, so I took quick cat naps for a few minutes at a time. Never again.
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