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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Devil's Postpile National Monument

Above, yours truly at Devil's Postpile National Monument.

Today, I decided to head up to Mammoth Lakes to visit Devil's Postpile National Monument. I am visiting the Owens Valley area this week in The Beast.

In order to see the volcanic formations, one must take a shuttle from Mammoth Lakes Village ($7.00 for the day). To the Devil's Postpile Ranger Station. From there, a 1/2 mile trail will take visitors to the columnar basalt formations and the 101-foot Rainbow Falls (it is a one-mile walk round-trip). If this 62-year-old can do it, anybody can!

Devil's Postpile National Monument is operated by the National Park Service.

It was a fairly easy trail to the formation, with benches available for resting, or to just sit and enjoy the scenery.

After my visit, I headed back to Mammoth Lakes Village to do some grocery shopping and to check in at the campground. I will be camping in Mammoth Lakes for the next two nights.

Here are some photos of my visit:

Above, shuttle tickets are available at this building. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, a creek view from the trail. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, a high sierra meadow. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, Devil's Postpile. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, Devil's Postpile. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, some of the basalt formations that fell. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, a view of a creek from the trail. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the Devil's Postpile ranger station. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the shuttle bus in Mammoth Lakes. Photo by Armand Vaquer.



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