day eleven
START
Reno, NV
DISTANCE
173 mi
END
Mammoth Lakes, CA
observations from the field
395 South, CA 2:59 PM
Ominous in-car gasoline smell prompts Car Fire Evacuation Plan: 1) Grab Shot Film; 2) Leave car out of nearest door; 3) Get away from car.
395 South, CA 3:03 PM
The 395 has declared a jihad on cell coverage.
Bridgeport, CA 3:45 PM
The right decision was made to purchase quality milkshakes from the Jolly Kone in Bridgeport, CA. Bridgeport is an exceedingly patriotic town with no less than 26 US flags being easily observable from underneath the Jolly Kone’s candy red awning.
Bridgeport, CA 4:03 PM
The God of Bridgeport decided to thrash us with ice rocks from its voluminous collection. AKA it Hailed.
Mono Lake Overlook, CA 4:49 PM
Mono Lake, CA 5:36 PM
The shores of Mono lake are teeming with a lively culture of brine flies who create a swarming visual spectacle that heightens the quality of a tourists lakeside experience.
Mono Lake, CA 5:37 PM
We can only imagine that these French youngsters are as interested as we are in the Mono Lake salt dumps, more formally called Tufa Towers.1
Mammoth Mt., CA 6:17 PM
Fulfilled a life long dream of riding the Mammoth Mt. Kamikaze on a basket equipped town bike wearing a Smokey The Bear ranger hat.
Volcom Brothers Skatepark, Mammoth Lakes, CA 6:42 PM
Hot Creek, Long Valley Caldera, CA 9:50 PM
Yonder Journal recognizes that Coyotes, with their little yips and howls, will try to unsettle the outdoor enthusiast; though ineffectual we applaud their spunk and effort.
Hot Creek, Long Valley Caldera, CA 10:07 PM
Emiliano demonstrates a heretofore unseen bushcraft fire-starting technique that he calls the “Flagrant Flower” but notes that others have called it “the Sputtering Rose, the Prolapsed Ember, or the Flaming Retort.”
Hot Creek, Long Valley Caldera, CA 10:18 PM
Emi once again elicits awe and applause with another ingenious demonstration of bushcraft, this time creating a mono-pole light stand he names the “Shaft of Lumens”.
Hot Creek, Long Valley Caldera, CA 10:18 PM
A decoy light is established to lure insipid and irritating flying night insects away from our camp.
GEOPACKAGE COORDINATES — THIS GEOPACKAGE HAS BEEN FOUND
LATITUDE / LONGITUDE
37°39'36" N 118°48'43"
NEAREST TOWN
Mammoth Lakes, CA
RELATED ROADS
Highway 395
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF AREA
In the Mammoth Lakes region. Locate the verdant circular glamping zone in the rolling geothermal hills next to Hot Creek. Face in NW direction. Locate most obvious tree. Walk all the way to the base of it. Dig on the left/ southerly side of it. An “X” made of sticks may still mark the dig site of Geopackage #17.
In your attempt to retrieve this Geopackage, please refer to the proper protocol regarding recovery. Of the upmost importance is to email us: [email protected] as soon as possible after finding your Geopackage.
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- Publisher's Pedantic Note: they're actually calcium carbonate/limestone. [↩]