Best Western High Sierra Hotel – Mammoth Lakes, CA 3228 Main St, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 GRADING Overall Score: B Staff: C Room: B Amenities: B Recommended?: Yes PROS Nice room Great breakfast CONS Slower wifi Leaky shower curtain Problem with charges at checkout…
Southeast of Yosemite National Park, nestled deep within the Ansel Adams Wilderness in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, there is a lake with many islands. Thousand Island Lake, or Islet Lake as John Muir called it, is all that remains of a glacier that once stood in its place. Behind the lake are Banner Peak, reaching 12,942 feet in elevation and Mount Ritter slightly behind Banner Peak, topping out at 13,149 feet. Scattered throughout the lake are small islands, some connected and some not; this is how Thousand Island Lake got its name. What follows is…