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profdant139
Explorer II
Nov 28, 2017

Volcanic Tablelands north of Bishop: winter boondocking?

We are hoping to take a week-long trip in mid-December -- the Geminid meteor shower is on the 13th. The higher-altitude areas of the Eastern Sierra are not going to work -- there is already some snow...
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Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
Nov 28, 2017
A Google search shows that those ponds are overflow water from a gravel company and that they have been enhanced for birds' use. http://www.easternsierrabirdingtrail.org/13.htm

And no, I have not camped on the Volcanic Tablelands in winter. In my autumn trips there, I have seen evidence of blowdowns from massive winds, but do not know if that is regular thing there or not.

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