Return to Mt Whitney

I had been to Mt Whitney once before, in early November 2011. I had driven up the mountain as far as the road went and taken some mighty nice pictures. This time we only got about halfway up before we spotted a sign that said the road was closed. Now, it might have helped if the effin sign also provided some clue as to WHY the road was closed, as the road seemed just fine with us and there were no reports of snowfall in the area. Additionally, while we were standing there, several cars came down the mountain from behind the sign. So, ever the eejits, we decided to drive at least some way up to see what was to see.

And this was what we saw.


We took a few pics and then got the fuck outta Dodge.


Purdy mountains.


A little further down, the views out over Owens valley were great.


Before going up we had lunch in the little town of Lone Pine, which was every bit as cozy as I remembered it. And the tap water there is fantastic; just like in Moab UT it's pure mountain water. This stuff is better than bottled water, peeps.


Even the McDonalds in Lone Pine looks cozy.