Picks and Pans – Mammoth Lakes, CA

PICKS: Stellar Brew

Mammoth Lakes is a serious ski town, really an all around mountain sports town, and there is no greater evidence of this than the morning conversations at Stellar Brew. Locals gussied up in their down and fleece come by for their morning caffeine fix and stop to discuss climbing/hiking/mountain biking plans for […]

Picks and Pans – Around Mono Lake

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Mono Lake County Park

Our first stop at Mono Lake was actually on Los Angeles city property that is being leased to Mono County for use as a park. For those of you not acquainted with the decades long controversy surrounding Mono Lake, that may be confusing, so let me explain. L.A. has long […]

Picks and Pans – In and around Bridgeport, CA

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Bridgeport Inn

Walking in to the Bridgeport Inn was a little bit like stepping back into roadtrip times of yore. The owner’s young son seated us in the small hotel dining room as Frank Sinatra played softly on the radio. We sipped our coffee and watched the locals go about their daily business in […]

Picks and Pans – Sacramento to Markleeville, CA

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Rockin’ Out with the Ingersolls in Orangevale, CA

On our way through Sacramento, I finally got the chance to meet Sean’s only cousin, Kate and the rest of her family (Greg, Aden and Kiersten). We had a great time hanging out with the kids, talking with Kate and Greg, playing Rock Band and looking […]

Picks and Pans – Nevada City and North San Juan, CA

Going to Sean’s hometown, after so many years, now makes me feel like I’m returning home too. This is mostly due to the fact that Sean’s family and friends have welcomed me with open arms and open hearts since my first visit. And, also, being a Montana girl, I’ll always feel at home in the […]