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VIRGINIA
LAKES PACK OUTFIT Located 12 miles south of Bridgeport, five miles west of Highway 395 on Virginia Lakes Road, and ½ mile from the Resort. Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit features "gourmet camping" for groups of eight. Enjoy trips to Yosemite and nearby areas from the highest pack station in the Eastern Sierra. Inquire about deer hunting spot trips and dunnage trips. Day rides are also available.
Located 11 miles south of Conway Summit and 17 miles from the Resort on US 395. The Visitor Center features educational exhibits on the Lake, photography exhibit, art gallery, and award-winning film, "Of Ice and Fire: A Portrait of the Mono Basin". Enjoy walks, talks, canoe tours, Panum Crater and the Mono Lake Committee Bookstore in Lee Vining (9-5 in winter, 760.647.6595). Tioga Pass entrance is on Highway 120 West off US 395, just 18 miles south of the Resort. Main gate is 15 miles west on SR I20, entrance fee of $20 per car. Valley entrance is 75 miles and approximately 2½ hours away. BODIE
STATE HISTORIC PARK Located 7 miles north of Conway Summit off US 395, then take paved road for 10 miles then 3 miles on a dirt road. Bodie was named after Waterman S. Bodey (also known as William S. Bodey), who discovered gold there in 1859. The town rose to prominence with the decline of mining along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Only about five percent of the buildings during its 1880 heyday still remain. Today it stands just as time, fire, and the elements have left it — a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Designated a State Historic Park in 1962, it is now maintained in a state of "arrested decay". DEVILS
POSTPILE NATIONAL MONUMENT Take the Mammoth Lakes exit and head toward the ski lifts. The shuttle bus operates during peak summer for tourists, and vehicles are not allowed between certain hours of the day. Phone the Mammoth Lakes Visitor Bureau for exact dates of road opening.
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