STOCK FISHING
Winter is coming (Game of Thrones TM), but that doesn’t mean the fall season is over! For one last hoorah the lakes (and creeks) in the Mammoth Lakes area have been stocked for the final time in 2016. According to a recent article from Visit Mammoth a “fresh supply of sizeable trout” have been dropped…
FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE 2016 SEASON!
The first snowfall of the season arrived in Mammoth Lakes as of Friday! Live cameras at the summit and McCoy Station showed the pow-covered mountain top. Forecasters are calling this an “omen for a great season”. New snow continues to fall, all the way down to the top of Chair 1. Snow levels last week…
BEHIND THE MIND OF THE BEAR WHISPERER
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Most people know Steve Searles as “The Bear Whisperer”, the man with a special power to communicate with bears and the lifelong goal of learning how we can coexist with them. Searles is a self-proclaimed average joe who feels like his successes are the product of sheer luck, but to everyone…
TOUR & TASTE THE BEST BREWS IN TOWN
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Last summer, Michael King and his wife Sabrina came up with a dream: to open up a tour company that guides visitors through some of the area’s best breweries and brings people together over good food and craft beers. King has been working on establishing Eastern Sierra Brewery Tours since last…
MAMMOTH LAKES UP FOR $1 BILLION FACELIFT
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Mammoth Lakes is working on a one billion dollar investment dedicated to developing its already-booming downtown area into a trendy, all-inclusive hub for recreation and entertainment, quickly helping the town evolve into a world-class ski resort. According to a recent article from Mammoth Lakes’ local newspaper, The Sheet, the Mammoth Mountain…
THE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL-SCALE RENTAL COMPANIES
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Whether you’re a homeowner or a renter, nobody can deny that the vacation experience feels much more secure and personal with a small vacation rental company as opposed to a booking giant. When you sign your property up with a small-scale vacation rental company, you still get the perks of maximum…
MCGEE CREEK HORSEBACK RIDE – FOND MEMORY
My experience with horse back riding in the high Sierras has been McGee Creek. It started off with taking my family on a 6 hour horseback ride. We rode through some beautiful meadows along side a rushing creek that one could easy fish for trout. Stopping to pick huckleberries along the way that were so…
THE TRUTH BEHIND AIRBNB AND OTHER VACATION RENTAL GIANTS
Written by Elitza Batchiyska As vacation rental giants like Airbnb continue to grow in size, they begin to wreak havoc on local rental companies that have dedicated a lifetime’s worth of hard work to being honest, loyal, and cooperative with the towns and areas they represent. Airbnb’s latest controversial move involves using scare tactics to…