Only reluctantly did I leave the comfort of the Eastside Guesthouse in Bishop. What a comfortable place with nice people and all a traveller of any kind could want! If the bus would be running tomorrow I definitely would have stayed another night.
Instead I enjoyed the last of their pour-over coffees and cycled to the post office to pick up my shoes (purchased before the trip). All worked out and I had plenty of time to reorganize my pack. With the extra food I had added to the shoe box before departure I’m carrying a heavy load again. More than enough food to cover the next section of 100 miles from Agnew Meadow to Sonora Pass.
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At 1pm I caught the East Sierra Transit to Mammoth, enjoying the ride with a very friendly bus driver. From the lower end of Mammoth I took the trolley to the Village, then the bike bus to the main lodge.
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It was full of hard core mountain bikers will full protective equipment. At the lodge they take the lifts up and speed downhill. It was busy!
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From the main lodge the road continues to the Minaret Vista, then towards Red’s Meadow. Usually a bus runs on this narrow road but right now, they allow private cars for $10. I found a ride just past the lodge with a guy from LA going for a hike at Rainbow Falls. And before I knew it I was back on trail at 3pm.
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I’m happy to have skipped a few miles of more of the same I’ve done for days. Now it is greener, I am looking at rugged peaks from my dinner spot and I’m enjoying the change in scenery.
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My tent is nestled behind some trees as it’s a somewhat windy spot. Rocks help to secure the stakes …
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And … here in the middle of nowhere I have 3 bars of LTE so I even video chatted with Graham! No idea how this works …
Great going!
One mile at a time 🙂