Snow in May at Mammoth Lakes

This post really ought to be called photos of Carter, Caitlyn, the snow and strangers. (In that order)

Long story short, we headed up to Mammoth Lakes for Caitlyn’s birthday over Memorial weekend. Instead of warm and sunny skies, we were greeted with 50 degree days and a mild snow storm on Sunday.

The forecast for the season calls for boarding into August, which is pretty insane. I bet the mountain biking community is pretty bummed about it.

Enjoy the view, I sure did.

I’m thinking about going snowboarding on summer break. How crazy is that?

On the way up, we stopped to break in Adelanto at a gas station. A truck with a horse trailer pulled in and there was this dog hanging out in the back.

Carter on the way up, look how happy he was not knowing that we were driving into 30 degree weather.

The view overlooking Twin Lakes from across the bridge

The general store at Twin Lakes Campground. I bet this family that owns it can’t wait for the snow to clear up. Without the store, I’m not sure how else they make a living.

Caitlyn threw a bunch of snow at me right after this photo was taken. In hindsight, I should have seen it coming.

The second morning, we spent most of our time soaking in the WiFi and warmth of our soon to be checked out of AirBNB. I wandered around the street and saw this man and child cruising around in the parking lot. The man greeted me and told me that the boy needed some fresh air. This is one of those happy accident instinctual photographs where I shot from the hip and prayed it came out well.

Carter and Caitlyn playing at the baseball diamond at Shady Rest Park. Carter was getting cabin fever in the car and he needed some outside time.

Right after the baseball diamond, he suddenly realized just how cold it was. We swaddled him in a blanket and cranked up the floor heater in the car.

The road to start the June Lake loop from the north. We hit the little side road to go check out the Parker Lake trailhead. That‘ll be for next time.

We checked out the Volcom Brothers skatepark off Meridian Road. It’s a sprawling park with some really awesome features. There was a family there checking it out when we arrived. A few minutes later these two guys showed up in winter coats and started pushing around. This is probably my favorite photo from the trip.

On one of the snowy days, we detoured into Sherwin Creek Road to check out the snow in a less populated area. We were not disappointed.

More spooky images from Sherwin Creek Road.

Once we got out town, we headed up to Mono Lake to check to out. Something about naturally occurring chemicals in the lake create these structures in the water. It’s pretty cool but worth about an hour tops.