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Mammoth Mountain, California - December 2005
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In the last week of December 2005, my friend Kendra invited me on a ski trip with her brother
and his friend. We rented a condo that was minutes away from the slopes. It was like a
cozy little house, complete with fireplace, large TVs, kitchen stocked with cooking supplies,
a bookshelf, two bathrooms, and puffy pillows.
Here's the bunk beds where the guys slept!
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. . . and the kitchen.
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A cozy view from the couch.
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Brrr! This is what it looks like out the window.
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Below: We're waiting at the bus stop with our ski gear. Mammoth provides a shuttle
bus every 15 minutes to carry people to the slopes. The bus has racks for skis, and really took the
stress out of getting there or storing equipment. If we forgot something, home was only 15
minutes away.
Duncan at the bus stop.
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Duncan and Kendra Boggs.
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That's the bus stop from Crestview, where we stayed.
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The jacuzzi! It's open all winter.
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Mammoth Mountain has gondolas! Like the shuttle bus, they transport people to the slopes.
And the view from a gondola is really wonderful.
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So, I would have taken photos of the slopes . . . but it snowed every day except for one, and I didn't bring my camera
for fear that it would get soaked. I wish I could show you the high speed detachable six-person chairlift! Oh, not to
mention seeing sunset hit the Sierra Nevadas.
So I took a bunch of photos as we drove away.
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This is a storm in California.
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Can you believe this is California?
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But this town is at an elevation of about 8,000 feet.
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The illustrious Duncan Boggs, inventor of the patrin toilet seat cover.
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The distinguished Brian Ehrsam, who named the fecal droppings of a fish.
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We had a great New Year's Eve dinner at the Stove restaurant.
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On the road again.
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The Sierra Nevadas.
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Check out that snow line. I estimate that it starts around 8,000 feet.
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One of the small towns on the way to Los Angeles.
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Kendra is sleepy.
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We decided to take a detour to see some famous rocks where many Westerns were filmed.
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Look at that weird formation.
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An incredible pile of rocks. It's the size of a small mountain!
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Kendra, me, and Brian.
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Duncan looking somewhere else.
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Kendra and me, in front of rocks.
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Kendra and me, in front of mountains.
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A blurry photo, but it looks good at this size.
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The Bri-man.
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There I am.
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The Boggs siblings, on Kendra's truck!
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That's all! If you'd like a hi-resolution version of any photo, just ask me.
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