Rock Creek

Hiking along Rock Creek

Today was a simple hiking day for the kids to do some fishing. We drove south on 395 to Tom’s Place and then up Rock Creek. It was crowded and trailhead parking was tight. We got one vehicle parked at the trailhead so the girls didn’t have to hike anymore […]

Champion Spark Plug Mine

Dan, Janet, Karen, and I headed down to Bishop, through Laws, and back north on highway 6, looking for the Champion Spark Plug Mine (or perhaps as it is marked on the topo maps, Jeffrey Mine). Now, it’s interesting that Mark had pointed out this location to me for non-geocaching reasons, so when I discovered […]

Bodie and Mono Lake

Today we all packed up and drove out to Bodie, a well preserved (but not restored) ghost town that has become a California State Park. Even Chase was looking forward to it.

Chase

We picked up 5 caches along the way, including a virtual and a puzzle. While I was wandering around in […]