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ITINERARIES
Inn at Death Valley
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itinerary
TOP STOPS
a Taco time
Pick up jackfruit or carnitas
tacos and house-made
salsas at Mercado Mexico, a
family-run shop with an
outdoor courtyard.
b Mountain sleepover
STARTS: BISHOP EASTERN SIERRA REGIONAL
AIRPORT 370 MILES * 4-5 DAYS
Desert Canyons and
Alpine Summits
EXPLORE CALIFORNIA'S REMOTE EASTERN SIDE
The Eastern Sierra is separated from the
rest of California by a 400-mile-long
spine of towering peaks, so getting here
has never been a quick trip. But all that's
changed since Bishop Airport started
commercial air service-now a short
flight from San Francisco or Los Angeles
puts you in an ideal spot to explore
California's majestic eastern edge.
Get started by heading south on U.S.
395, cruising along the base of Sierra
slopes that plummet thousands of feet.
At Lone Pine, turn east on the lonesome
road to Death Valley. Despite the park's
formidable name, there's no grim reaper,
just multihued badlands, majestic sand
dunes, marble-lined canyons, and North
America's lowest and driest spot. A
cocktail at the Inn at Death Valley makes
the desert sunset even grander. Make
plans to stay up late and gaze at a blackvelvet
sky filled with stars.
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Backtrack to Bishop with a couple
stops along the way: Visit Lone Pine's
Museum of Western Film History, filled
with props from Hollywood movies; and
go feed the fish at the Mt. Whitney Fish
Hatchery, where rainbow trout swim in
an idyllic pond by a 1917 Tudor Revival
building.
You'll gain nearly 4,000 feet of
elevation as you zip north from
Bishop's sagebrush plains to coniferclad
Mammoth Lakes. This ski town
comes alive in summer with outdoor
adventures in the Lakes Basin and keeps
the party rolling at in-town breweries
and wine bars. Ride the Mammoth
Mountain Gondola to 11,000 feet,
pedal a mountain bike on 80 miles of
single-track, or just breathe the rarified
high-alpine air, then zip back to Bishop
to sip cosmopolitans at Owens Valley
Distillery.
Reserve one of Crystal Crag
Lodge's lakefront cabins,
then hike, bike, swim, and
stand-up paddle from your
front door.
c Nature's artwork
Walk through Mosaic
Canyon, where eons of time
and countless flash floods
have decorated the walls
with shiny marble mosaics.
d Movie magic
Learn about Lone Pine's
moviemaking traditions at
the Museum of Western
Film History.
AREA OF
DETAIL
b
Mammoth
Lakes
a
Bishop
d Lone Pine
c
Death Valley
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COURTESY INN AT DEATH VALLEY

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