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of a low-cost mail class, as for advertisements
adv. by third-class mail or travel accommodations
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third class
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adv. by third-class travel methods, ie. using your hands but not afraid of dieing

Yosemite - the Valley

25 May 98 the Elephant
is a large granite formation that looks (from the right place) like an elephant's head. Just downstream out of the Valley, Yosemite N.P.
10 Apr 99 Sentinel Dome
is on the south rim of the Valley just west of Glacier Point, Yosemite N.P.

Yosemite - the High Country/Tioga Pass

14 Jan 98 Bennetville
a mining town from the late 1800's, near the eastern entrance to Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
13 Oct 97 Cathedral Lakes
at the foot of Cathedral Peak, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
5 Oct 98 Gaylor Lakes
on the ridge above Bennetville, just inside Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
27 Oct 98 Lukens Lake
is on the north side of Hwy 120 west of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
2 Feb 98 Lyell Canyon
is south east of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
13 Oct 98 Lyell Fork
of the Tuolumne River, Yosemite N.P.
12 July 98 May Lake
at the foot of Mt. Hoffman, just west of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.

Bishop to Mammoth to Lee Vining

27 Aug 98 Arrowhead Lake
above Lake Mary in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
26 Aug 98 Convict Lake
below Mt. Morrison, across Hwy 395 from Mammoth Airport
4 Oct 98 Duck Pass
past Arrowhead Lake and over the pass to Duck Lake
10 Aug 98 Eastern Brook Lakes
near the end of the road, Rock Creek Canyon
3 Feb 98 Gem Lake
at the western end of the June Lake loop
8 Feb 98 Glass Creek
is a beautiful alpine meadow between White Wing and June Mt.
26 June 98 McGee Creek
east of Hwy 395 near the north end of Crowley Lake
14 Aug 98 Old Mammoth Mine
in the Sherwin range above the townsite of Old Mammoth and the Lakes Basin
26 Aug 98 San Joaquin Ridge
between Mammoth/June and the San Joaquin River
31 Jan 98 Shadow Lake
at the headwaters of the San Joaquin, in the "Devils Postpile" valley
11 July 98 Tufa
South shore off Hwy 120, Mono Lake
4 Feb 98 White Wing
is the prominent white (snow in winter and pumice in summer) volcanic ridge between the Mammoth and June areas

Bishop and the White Mountains

27 Oct 98 North Lake / Grass Lake
At the end of Hwy 168 west from Bishop
11 July 98 Pleasant Valley
23 May 98 Pollito Mine
10 July 98 Sparkplug Mine
aka Champion Mine aka Jeffery Mine in the Whites, a volunteer restored mine camp from the 1920s
11 July 98 Westguard Pass

Mines and Ghost Towns

the first link in this list belongs to Ripley, a friend of ours, whom we have known for almost her entire lifetime but since it is not a part of our site we have no control over the function and/or content. but it sure is a cool site and it seems to work within our frames system so, enjoy! and you can return back to our site at any time by choosing one of the scrollable menu items at the top of this window.
the rest of these links are duplicated from the location lists above for your convenience.

Ghost Towns and Other Adventures!: go with Ripley and Cat (somebody has to drive) in search of that all elusive "ghost town at the end of the eastern sierra".
Gaylor Lakes: on the ridge above Bennetville; just inside Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
Old Mammoth Mine: in the Sherwin range above the townsite of Old Mammoth and the Lakes Basin
Pollito Mine: in the White Mountains
Bennetville: a mining town from the late 1800's; near the eastern entrance to Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
Sparkplug Mine: aka Champion Mine aka Jeffery Mine in the Whites; a volunteer restored mine camp from the 1920s

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25 May 98	the Elephant is a large granite formation that looks (from the right place) like an elephant's head. Just downstream out of the Valley, Yosemite N.P.
10 Apr 99	Sentinel Dome is on the south rim of the Valley just west of Glacier Point, Yosemite N.P.

14 Jan 98	Bennetville a mining town from the late 1800's, near the eastern entrance to Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
13 Oct 97	Cathedral Lakes at the foot of Cathedral Peak, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
5 Oct 98	Gaylor Lakes on the ridge above Bennetville, just inside Yosemite N.P. at Tioga Pass
27 Oct 98	Lukens Lake is on the north side of Hwy 120 west of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
2 Feb 98	Lyell Canyon is south east of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.
13 Oct 98	Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River, Yosemite N.P.
12 July 98	May Lake at the foot of Mt. Hoffman, just west of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite N.P.

27 Aug 98	Arrowhead Lake above Lake Mary in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
26 Aug 98	Convict Lake below Mt. Morrison, across Hwy 395 from Mammoth Airport
4 Oct 98	Duck Pass past Arrowhead Lake and over the pass to Duck Lake
10 Aug 98	Eastern Brook Lakes near the end of the road, Rock Creek Canyon
3 Feb 98	Gem Lake at the western end of the June Lake loop
8 Feb 98	Glass Creek is a beautiful alpine meadow between White Wing and June Mt.
26 June 98	McGee Creek east of Hwy 395 near the north end of Crowley Lake
14 Aug 98	Old Mammoth Mine in the Sherwin range above the townsite of Old Mammoth and the Lakes Basin
26 Aug 98	San Joaquin Ridge between Mammoth/June and the San Joaquin River
31 Jan 98	Shadow Lake at the headwaters of the San Joaquin, in the "Devils Postpile" valley
11 July 98	Tufa South shore off Hwy 120, Mono Lake
4 Feb 98	White Wing is the prominent white (snow in winter and pumice in summer) volcanic ridge between the Mammoth and June areas

27 Oct 98	North Lake / Grass Lake At the end of Hwy 168 west from Bishop
11 July 98	Pleasant Valley
23 May 98	Pollito Mine
10 July 98	Sparkplug Mine aka Champion Mine aka Jeffery Mine in the Whites, a volunteer restored mine camp from the 1920s
11 July 98	Westguard Pass