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Mammoth Lakes Hikes
#43965 08/13/15 09:35 AM
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Headed to Mammoth this weekend with my family and dog.

I'm hoping my dog and I can hike something with a nice view for sunrise Saturday and possibly Sunday. Any suggestions? I'm thinking 6-10 miles RT. I want to be back at the hotel by 10am or so.

Saturday afternoon I think I'll take my wife (5 months pregnant), son (3 yrs old) and dog and try to hike to Rainbow Falls. Are there any other trails you can suggest?

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63ChevyII.com #43972 08/14/15 06:42 AM
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Ediza, maybe Duck Pass for you, rainbow for the fam

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saltydog #43975 08/14/15 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted By: saltydog
Ediza, maybe Duck Pass for you, rainbow for the fam


Thanks Salty, that's exactly what I had decided on (Duck and Rainbow)last night.

Hopefully the smoke isn't too bad crazy

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63ChevyII.com #43977 08/14/15 09:39 AM
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Can you see the hiker?

En-route to Duck Lake via Duck Pass


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John Sims #43978 08/14/15 09:47 AM
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Oooooh! Found him!


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63ChevyII.com #43979 08/14/15 09:56 AM
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Another option (I have not yet done) would be the "Panoramic Loop". Starts at Lake George trail head for Mammoth Crest Hike, and finishes at Trail head for Duck Pass/lake. See following link for more details.

http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/2324152

Perhaps longer than you would like, and requires someone pick you up (or add 2 miles to get back to your car).

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63ChevyII.com #43980 08/14/15 02:53 PM
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Be prepared for a TON of people on the Rainbow Falls hike. I was there with my family a couple weeks ago, we went in nice and early so we wouldn't have to ride the shuttle. By 10 there were probably about 50 people in the pond under the falls, we counted another 200 or so on the trail heading back to Devils Postpile.

You can always tell when another shuttle has dropped off because of the sudden crowd of people coming through!

If you take your fishing pole.... they were really biting the day we were there!

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SoCalGirl #44005 08/18/15 08:26 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I hiked to Mammoth Pass Saturday morning (we didn't check into our hotel until 2:30 AM), Rainbow Falls Saturday afternoon, then Duck Pass Sunday. Duck Pass was amazing!

I probably won't get to the photos and trip reports until the end of the week (huge backlog of gear reviews to finish), but here are some instagram links:

Barney Lakes: https://instagram.com/p/6dAke2rOZX/
Smoke from Duck Pass: https://instagram.com/p/6cqvVnrOe8/
Smoke from Reds Meadow: https://instagram.com/p/6a3ddnLOYC/

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63ChevyII.com #44305 09/18/15 02:38 PM
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Hey Chevy,
I went back to Mammoth and did the Mammoth Crest Loop. Great hike - highly recommended. Pics along the way as follows:

Start of the Crest portion:



Deer Lakes Basin:



Middle Deer Lake (nearest the trail)



Third Deer Lake:



Duck lake:



Barney Lake



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