I don't know how far east of Mono Lake your talking about but Adobe Valley north of 1290 has a lot of places to camp. The wild horses might be an added feature during the day. Did catch some giggle bush between the trans/muffler and the skid plate. It started smoking and flared up after we stopped and wet it down. I don't pay much attention to sand but there are a lot of olaces that are hard pan.
Check with BLM in Bishop as much of that area is theirs and not FS. Maybe we'll drive out in the early night time to watch. We're in Mammoth often.
