I'm currently in Mammoth Lakes at a condo where my family and I have been staying at every summer for about ten years now. We go on this trip to fish for trout on the Owens River and this year I'm finally going to learn how to fly fish!
The Red Cliffs Preserve sign is significant because I took a photo of it on the way up our first year, and now I take its picture every time for tradition/posterity. What's great and crazy about it is this one shown is a brand new replacement, as the old one had gotten weathered, dingy and riddled with bullet holes by mischievous troublemakers over the years. Sorry that's probably not very interesting but I obsess over signage/infrastructure, the older the better. I'm trying to convince my pop to take us to explore Red Rock Canyon (the mini Grand Canyon of the West!) on the trip home, and/or go see the museum that's hidden on the vicinity, so we'll see if that happens.
Why am I sitting on my computer when I could be enjoying the cool mountain breeze outside, or exploring the neighborhood/what have you? Well, because I've gotten pretty familiar with the place, had my fill of being technology-free during vacation, and I know when I'm out on the Owens that will be plenty enough of a getaway. And why all the rationalizing? It's something I always think about when I'm out traveling or having a good time; am I ruining the experience, the atmosphere by checking my email and/or writing here? No, absolutely not. It's just how I fill my downtime and I'm constantly reflecting on situations; it's just what I do! And now, I am going to go work on my quilt which I did bring up, and get ready for (my first) Discovery Channel's Shark Week!
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