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(More customer reviews)This "guide" is more like a printout of the Mammoth Lakes yellow pages. Page after page of listings with no added value. You'd be better off planning for your trip with some internet searches than by using this book.
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Every year, some five million people head for the hills—California's Eastern Sierra hills, that is. At long last, those millions of skiers, snowboarders, hikers, climbers, anglers, snowshoers, golfers, campers, cyclists, sledders, wildflower-hunters and sightseers have an indispensable resource: Mammoth from the Inside: The Honest Guide to Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra.This comprehensive new guidebook was a labor of love for Colleen Dunn Bates, author of Storybook Travels and The Unofficial Guide to California with Kids. An avid skier and hiker, Bates has combined her lifelong love for Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra with her extensive experience as a travel writer and guidebook editor. The result is a great read—a savvy book loaded with essential information for everyone headed to the mountains: rock-climbing 20somethings to car-camping seniors, skiing families to fishing buddies, backpacking adventurers to spa-loving sybarites.Mammoth from the Inside provides readers with in-the-know reviews of the best places to stay, camp, eat, ski, snowboard, hike, fish, bike and play in this mountain paradise. It's also full of great tips: where to rent and buy gear, how to find a babysitter, where to find Mammoth's best margarita, how to avoid speeding tickets on the 395, where to get a good massage, how to prevent altitude sickness, where to find a romantic cabin, and much, much more.Highlights include:>How to make the most of crowded holiday ski weekends>The best condos, cabins and motels for all price ranges>Memorable summertime hikes, from easy strolls to adventurous climbs>The top ten sights in the Eastern Sierra>The dos & don'ts of ski and snowboard school>Mammoth's best restaurants, coffeehouses and happy hours>Great places to sled, kayak, fish, snowshoe, bike, climb and hike . . . or doze by a lake>The best secret runs on Mammoth and June mountains>Gorgeous campgrounds from Bishop to June Lake>Incredible backcountry adventures, from pack trips to guided ski trips >Good eats on Highway 395
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