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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #6

Ancient Bristlecone National Monument, Owens Valley, July 2004
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Broke down right before climbing the Priest Grade up the Sierras on SR 120 by Moccasin Reservoir. No pay phones and we didn't get a cell phone until 2006. My PGandE brethren at this powerhouse let us call for a rental at Angles Camp.
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Took 120 to Hwy 395 south to Big Pine then east on SR 168 near our last Inyo camp spot. Ghost town site of Zurich, CA in the near distance.
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Up White Mountain Road to arrive at Grandview campgrounds at sunset in the little red rental.
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Took a beer walk on the ridge to catch the last of the sunset.
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Decent campsites here if you're lucky enough to get an isolated one, and they are free!
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A killer view area on the drive up to Ancient Bristlecone.
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Here's a number of pix from the short interpretive trail around the visitor center.
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