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Anne and I just got back from a great 4 day trip in the Owen's Valley. The Owens Valley has been my stomping grounds for the last 35 years or so.
Gateway to Death Valley and Saline Valley, the Owens Valley offers heat if you want it at the lower elevations or cool breezes up high in the Eastern Sierra. We had a bit of both. A couple of night in the Alabama Hills with temps in the 90's, and a couple of nights at 10,000 feet at Baker Creek/Coyote Creek high above Bishop, days at 70, nights at 55.
The road to Baker Creek is 20 miles of very steep, sheer drop offs, sandy and boulder strewn road. The first 6 miles gains you about 5,000 feet of elevation. Overall, the 20 miles will take you about 2.5 hours. I've done this road about 4 or 5 times over the last 20 years. It is in worse shape than I have seen ever before. But the rewards are wonderful. We saw not another soul the whole time up there and the place is spotlessly clean. Camping with the Palisades Glacier nearby and in full view is sweet!
Some of the pics are Alabama Hills, some are Baker Creek, also called Baker Meadow.
Gateway to Death Valley and Saline Valley, the Owens Valley offers heat if you want it at the lower elevations or cool breezes up high in the Eastern Sierra. We had a bit of both. A couple of night in the Alabama Hills with temps in the 90's, and a couple of nights at 10,000 feet at Baker Creek/Coyote Creek high above Bishop, days at 70, nights at 55.
The road to Baker Creek is 20 miles of very steep, sheer drop offs, sandy and boulder strewn road. The first 6 miles gains you about 5,000 feet of elevation. Overall, the 20 miles will take you about 2.5 hours. I've done this road about 4 or 5 times over the last 20 years. It is in worse shape than I have seen ever before. But the rewards are wonderful. We saw not another soul the whole time up there and the place is spotlessly clean. Camping with the Palisades Glacier nearby and in full view is sweet!
Some of the pics are Alabama Hills, some are Baker Creek, also called Baker Meadow.