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Mammoth from the Inside: The Honest Guide to Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra | 
 enlarge | Author: Colleen Dunn Bates
Publisher: Prospect Park Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 738068
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0975393901
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780975393901
ASIN: 0975393901
Publication Date: October 2004
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Condition: **New** copy, unmarked EXCELLENT condition; ships with delivery confirmation in US
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Book Description
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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 Good Guide, Used it Quite a Bit December 28, 2007
Picked this up for an extended Northern California hiking and riding trip. I purchased about four others as well and I used all of them as each has a little something different. Not a single one was useless and none warranted less than 4 stars. I would reccomend doing the same rather than just picking one for your trip.
Terrific ! September 5, 2006
Pros - 1. This book is a very easy read. 2. Lots of very good information that you wouldn't find any place else. 3. The book is always prominently at the different Mammoth sport goods stores so its clearly popular.
Comments - 1. I really disagreed with one of her recommendations. But that is completely understandable. 2. There seems to be a little problem in mammoth with food being completely cooked at their restaurants. My wife got food poisoned at one place and my kids weren't feeling real good. The next day I talked with a "local business manager" who said she doesn't recommend restaurants in mammoth for this reason. The bottom line is to make sure your food is completely cooked and if it isn't send it back ! There are just too many fun things to do in mammoth instead of being sick.
A goldmine of information. April 6, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As an avid skier and hiker I have found Mammoth from the Inside to be a goldmine of information. I keep it in my Jeep so I can find those great, really special, out-of-the-way Mammoth places Dunn Bates has discovered.
I'm a Mammoth Lakes resident and learned things I never knew February 22, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very well written and concise guidebook on Mammoth Lakes and the surrounding area and region. We enjoyed Ms. Dunn-Bates light sense of humor, which made for easy and understandable reading. My wife and I have been residents of Mammoth Lakes for over 20 years, making the trek to L.A. and back many times, and Ms. Dunn-Bates wrote about stops and sights along 395 that we now must make time for! Good job!
MAMMOTH FROM THE INSIDE November 15, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a great book! Thanks to the author's casual style and comprehensive knowledge, reading MAMMOTH FROM THE INSIDE is like getting "insider" postcards from a good buddy. A must-have book for outdoor enthusiasts.
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