btw.........
in Bishop, Ca..........
Galen Rowel Gallery.
he is 'THE' Ansel Adams of outdoor color photography, and a world class
mountaineer too.....
though he got killed in a small airplane crash in Bishop a few years, ago,
after they moved Mountain Light from Berkely, Ca to Bishop.

but stop in there for sure !
right downtown, can't miss it. East side of the main street.

that grade..........I suppose it's 6 to 10 miles long.
you approx it on a long gradual gently uphill............several miles of
that ,
then the steeper part starts.......maybe a 6 miles climb on the steeper
part.

just don't be there in a stock diesel vangon !
there's a Euro style pictoral sign at the bottom ........
that red circle with a red dash across it .......over a icon representing a
diesel vanagon.
it says 'no diesel vanagons allowed on this grade' ...........verbotten !
just funnin' - don't anybody get in an uproar.
I love the things, slow as they may be.  ( well, love/hate for the stock
82 )   :-)
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Skarloken" <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Tent camping in the Mammoth Lakes area

> The historic Dutch bakery is the donut reference, by the way.
>
> Does anyone remember how long Sherwin grade is (the long one north out of
> Bishop)?  Pretty long.
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Gary Bawden
> <goldfieldgary@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> If you go through Inyokern during business hours, you might enjoy
>> stopping at the Indian Wells Brewing Co., about five or six miles west
>> of 395 on 14. You can pick up some Death Valley root beer for the
>> kids, and some Blackout Stout for yourself, in case you think you'll
>> need it! They have a window where you can look in at the clattering
>> bottling line when it's running.
>>
>> As far as driving tips go, maybe stop in Bishop and make sure your
>> coolant tank isn't empty and you've sprung no new leaks - - that's a
>> pretty good grade ahead. Pick up some doughnuts at the bakery!
>>
>> Enjoy Mammoth Lakes, it's great camping up there! And if you're so
>> inclined, you can take a bike (your own or a rental), take it to the
>> top of Mammoth Mountain on the fundicular, and ride down one of the
>> bike trails.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> > Date:    Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:52:30 -0700
>> > From:    Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
>> > Subject: Tent camping in the Mammoth Lakes area
>> >
>> > ... with three kids and a dog.
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Donna