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    And some pictures of us fishing on Robinson Creek...






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    The Virginia Lakes and Twin Lakes area are great places to camp, hike, Mt Bike and fish. They are not to awful far of the 395 and in the Mono Lakes area. There are good Free National forest campsites heading up to them. The camp site are rustic, pit toilets and well water. You could take a small travel trailer to them, but tent camping works best. Up near the lakes themselves, there are your full facility camp grounds that cost per night with trailer pads and full hook ups.

    That whole area, in general, is one of my favorite spots on the planet. Have a great time.


    p.s. you may want to check with the local Forest Service office for availability for the pay camp sites the closer you get to Labor day.
    Bears are always a concern. They know what an ice chest is and will open your car like a tuna can to get at it. Camp bear safe. Oh, The Sierras make their own weather, I've been snowed on more than once in the Eastern Sierras in August.
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    Quote Originally Posted by x-wingcamewest View Post
    The Virginia Lakes and Twin Lakes area are great places to camp, hike, Mt Bike and fish. They are not to awful far of the 395 and in the Mono Lakes area. There are good Free National forest campsites heading up to them. The camp site are rustic, pit toilets and well water. You could take a small travel trailer to them, but tent camping works best. Up near the lakes themselves, there are your full facility camp grounds that cost per night with trailer pads and full hook ups.

    That whole area, in general, is one of my favorite spots on the planet. Have a great time.


    p.s. you may want to check with the local Forest Service office for availability for the pay camp sites the closer you get to Labor day.
    Bears are always a concern. They know what an ice chest is and will open your car like a tuna can to get at it. Camp bear safe. Oh, The Sierras make their own weather, I've been snowed on more than once in the Eastern Sierras in August.
    Fantastic. I was looking at some of the loops over at Oh Ridge. I have a bear canister and there's a bear box in each campground there so, not too worried about them, but curious about the roaming they do that time of year. I know they tend to run up into the hills during hunting season...but I don't even know when that is so...whatever.

    Likely just going to be throwing a mattress in the back of my truck and sleeping in there. Save the tent since I won't be hiking into any backcountry on this one.
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    We would go to Bridgeport every year for the fourth of July week to vacation and the season opener with my dad.
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    So, ended up at june lake. Went to momo lake today and ran into a couple of folks from slovenia. Naturally, I brought up kopitar. They got incredibly excited, told me all about where he lives, where he's from, then proceeded to invite me to come and visit and stay with them. They even gave me business cards to get in touch with them "when I come". Very very nice people. Just sharing.
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    I was thinking of taking a trip out to Highland Lakes up in the eastern sierras on sept 28th. anyone familiar with that area have any tips or advise as to weather this is a good time of year to go there?
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    I no nothing about them, Tried looking them up and it took me to Sierra Nevada Lakes » Total Escape Outside and then Stanislaus National Forest - Home

    the second being in the western side of the sierras. Any one else have anything?

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    never even heard of Highland Lakes, being that I know almost everything in the Eastern Sierras. ok, almost almost everything.

    Jebus, have you considered Rock Creek? Rock Creek Campgrounds | California Campgrounds

    Sept-Oct is considered the wildfire heavy part of the year in this part of the state. it can be either hot and dry or cold and well, maybe dry. it does get bone-chilling cold at night even if it was too warm in the day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by x-wingcamewest View Post
    That whole area, in general, is one of my favorite spots on the planet. Have a great time.
    Yeah, I wish we lived closer, and that deer mice didn't carry Hanta.
    at the draft party a couple of years ago, and under a considerable haze, i heard Birdman yell out the following (about 4 or 5 times, i think) - "don't marry yourselves to players!" he went on to reiterate that idea more than once on the boards, and i believe it to be absolutely sage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeerMan View Post
    never even heard of Highland Lakes, being that I know almost everything in the Eastern Sierras. ok, almost almost everything.

    Jebus, have you considered Rock Creek? Rock Creek Campgrounds | California Campgrounds

    Sept-Oct is considered the wildfire heavy part of the year in this part of the state. it can be either hot and dry or cold and well, maybe dry. it does get bone-chilling cold at night even if it was too warm in the day.
    that was one of my considerations when deciding where to go, but ultimately decided on highland lakes because of the isolation aspect without having to backpack/hike into the campground. not to mention the road in seems quite fun, and it borders the carson iceberg wilderness area. still looking into it, but it seems that's where i'll end up. i'll post pics if i remember to take any in the first place...

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