Every time I drive past Mammoth Airport, I tell myself that one day, I will stop at the Landmark Church on the eastern side of HWY 395 near Mammoth / Yosemite Airport. It is known to the locals as the Green Church near Benton Crossing road. Finally in October 2018, on my way to Bridgeport for fall photography, I took a quick break and stopped at this location. The ... Continue Reading...
Road Side Attraction
Fish Rock on the way to Trona Pinnacles
When our trip to Trona Pinnacles was finalized, I started doing some research to find interesting places near Trona Pinnacles. If we were to go all the way out there, I would want to see other interesting spots along the way. There was this one spot, that kept popping up, called Fish Rock. It’s just an interesting rock formation that looks like a school of fish jetting out ... Continue Reading...
Artist Palette and Drive
GPS Coordinates: Stop 01: 36.33265, -116.80595 (36°19'57.5"N 116°48'21.4"W) GPS Coordinates: Stop 02: 36.36446, -116.80058 (36°21'52.1"N 116°48'02.1"W) If you visit Death Valley National Park, Artist Palette and Drive should be high up in the list of places you intend to check out. Artist Palette Drive is a scenic loop drive on Badwater Road, which is one of the unique ... Continue Reading...
Mustard Canyon
GPS Coordinates: 36.48772, -116.87783 (36°29'15.8"N 116°52'40.2"W) Take a short drive along the Mustard Canyon Drive from Harmony Borax Works, via the unpaved road, and you will enter the Mustard Canyon. This canyon, filled with bright yellow colored and looks like nothing you would have seen anywhere in the world before. The drive is short and easy to access using any kind ... Continue Reading...
Harmony Borax Mine and Museum
GPS coordinates: 36.48003, -116.87335 (36° 28′ 48.1″N 116° 52′ 24.1W) This is an outdoor museum preserved naturally by the Death Valley’s unique atmosphere. The Harmony Borax mining and processing plant and the carrying wagon are left as is in the open for the visitors to come to see. A short quarter mile loop/walk is all it takes to go around to visit the Borax Mine ... Continue Reading...