DIRECTIONS: From Lone Pine, CA / Hwy.395 (At the only stop light in town) Turn west on Whitney Portal Road 2 1/2 mile turn right on Movie Flat Road (More camp areas towards Horseshoe Meadows) Whitney Portal Road Lone Pine 2007 ROAD CONDITIONS Whitney Portal Road is paved. Dirt roads throughout Alabama Hills. Mostly maintained with washboards. RV's should stay on main roads. Snow not plowed in winter, but it doesn't snow that much and usually melts in a couple days. WEATHER: Lone Pine Whitney Summit Summer temperatures can easily reach 100°F with limited shade spots. The mornings are perfect, but by lunch time you just want to find a good place to hide. PHOTO HERE Wind blowing on the Mountain Peaks Down on the valley floor was like a perfect day, just a light breeze was the only evidence of the mountain storms. The wind on the mountain peaks was reported to be 120 miles per hour. Feb. 26, 2007 NOISE LEVEL: About the only noises are from the birds and occasional military planes... and then the exceptions, like some movie production doing explosions. Scarlet Locoweed Alabama Hills Recreation Area March 10, 2007 FLOWERS OF THE ALABAMA HILLS A photo collection of wildflowers Alabama Hills Recreation Area LINKS: http://www.lonepinechamber.org/ Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce Includes a map of film locations... http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com Owens Valley History... Lone Pine, CA Lone Pine, CA MILEAGE CHART: Mileage from Lone Pine, CA Big Pine 40 miles Bishop 54 miles Reno, Nevada xx miles Los Angeles, CA xx miles Death Valley Museum 105 miles Death Valley Junction 133 miles Death Valley National Park is about 50 miles. Drinking water at Diaz Lake or Portagee Joe C.G. Most established campgrounds and recreation areas have good drinking water. Showers at Rock Creek RV Park (About 3 miles south of Lone Pine) Cost: $5.00 Showers at Diaz Lake??? There are solar showers, but in bad shape and were closed in 2007??? Showers located in Big Pine, CA. Buy token at the Mobile Gas Station. Cost $3.50 for 10 minutes. Showers at Furnace Creek, Death Valley Wireless Internet connections at several locations in Bishop or Mommoth. Best Grocery Store in Bishop, CA is Manor Market on Hwy.168 west of town. (At the Shell Gas Station) Much cheaper and fresher produce than the major food chains... Old house in Keeler, CA KEELER, CALIFORNIA LATITUDE: N 36°29.309 LONGITUDE: W 117°52.403 Photos from Keeler, CA Located on Hwy.136 13 miles east from Lone Pine, CA What a bizarre town... a complete subculture. Included under the listing for Ghost Towns. Underground House in Darwin, CA DARWIN, CALIFORNIA Darwin is located a couple miles south of Hwy.190 (Just west of Death Valley National Park). It could be listed as a Ghost Town, but people live here. There are sections of interesting old company houses... Manzanar National Historic Site Manzanar National Historic Site MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (9 miles north of Lone Pine, CA) Manzanar was a Japanese Relocation Center during World War II. It is one square mile and was enclosed with barb wire. It housed over 11,000 internees between March 1942 and November 1945. www.nps.gov/manz N 36°43.553 W 118°08.719 Elevation 3853' Manzanar Airport Old and overgrown with weeds Zurich Station LATITUDE: N 37°11.023 LONGITUDE: W 118°15.708 Elevation: 3912' Hwy.168 about 2 miles east of Big Pine, CA Established 1884 as a freight and passenger station on the Carson & Colorado Railway, know locally as "The Slim Princess", the station fell into disuse during the 1940's and was abandoned when the Railway ceased operation in 1960. Zurich Station Owens Valley Array (East from Big Pine, CA) Owens Valley Array (East from Big Pine, CA) Bristlecone Pine trees are the oldest known living things on earth at over 5000 years. Sierra Vista Overlook on White Mountain Road towards the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST Take Hwy.395 north to Big Pine, CA One of our favorites with incredible views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Elevations above 10,000 feet. Space building in Cartago, CA LATITUDE: N 36°19.146 LONGITUDE: W 118°01.608 Olancha, CA There are several old and abandoned buildings. Hwy.395 at Junction of Hwy.190 Olancha Store Olancha, CA This building is about 2 miles south Buildings near Coso Junction LATITUDE: N 36.05.278 LONGITUDE: W 117.57.599 (GPS opposite side of highway 395) Buildings 36 miles south from Lone Pine. 3 miles north of Coso Rest Area on Hwy.395 Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns LATITUDE: N 36.24.910 LONGITUDE: W 118.00.717 COTTONWOOD CHARCOAL KILNS Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns. From Lone Pine take Hwy.395 south about 11.5 miles. There is a small road marker. The charcoal kilns are to the east about 1/4 mile. Elk at Wildlife Viewing Area on Hwy.395 Between Big Pine and Independence, CA

ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS Photos, information, and directions about the Arches of Alabama Hills. ESTABLISHED CAMPGROUNDS: INYO NATIONAL FOREST See: Inyo National Forest Information Includes photos and descriptions. From the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mt.Whitney at 14,496' to the lowest place, Badwater, at nearly 282' below sea level, extreme landscapes abound, every road and turn produces something new... Badwater Basin 282 Feet Below Sea Level Death Valley National Park DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK Photos and information about Death Valley. Includes free Campground Directory. Also see: BAKER CREEK Also see: BIG SPRINGS Also see: BRECKENRIDGE Also see: BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST Also see: BUTTERMILK COUNTRY Also see: CHIMNEY PEAK Also see: COTTONWOOD CANYON Also see: CROWLEY LAKE Also see: DEADMAN C.G Also see: DEATH VALLEY / SALINE Also see: DEATH VALLEY / WILDROSE Also see: GLASS CREEK Also see: GOVERNMENT WASH Also see: HARTLEY SPRINGS Also see: JAWBONE ROAD Also see: KEYESVILLE ROAD Also see: KIRCH FLAT Also see: LAKE ISABELLA Also see: PINE CREEK Also see: PV PIT CAMPGROUND Also see: SALT SPRINGS RESERVOIR Also see: SHERMAN PASS ROAD Also see: TRONA PINNACLES Also see: WAGON WHEEL Also see: WALKER PASS Bristlecone Pines CAMPGROUND INDEX CAMPING RECIPES CAMPING CHECKLISTS TOURIST PHOTOS Natural Walls Slime on Stream near Movie Road Stream near Movie Road Creek Bed Beavertail Cactus at Alabama Hills Recreation Area Cactus... Insects and Bugs Insect and Bugs Dust Devils north of Alabama Hills Face Rock on Whitney Portal Road About 2 miles west of Lone Pine, CA N 36°35.794 W 118°05.911 California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) Aggressive little snake. He assumed an attack position and his tail switched back and fourth like a rattlesnake without the noise. LATITUDE: N 36°36.177 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.470 Grinding Rock with Dynamite Holes Near the Information Kiosk on Whitney Portal Road. INDIAN GRINDING STONES AND MORTARS You can find several Indian Mortars in the Alabama Hills and surrounding area. Cattle Graveyard What a horrible sight to see... There is a calf hanging out through the rib cage and the hay from the stomach spilled out on the ground. CATTLE GRAVEYARD LATITUDE: N 36°35.210 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.162 This is not an official Tourist Attraction. Asbestos dumped in Alabama Hills... Don't know where to dump your asbestos? Don't want to pay the high disposal fees? Then dump your asbestos in the Alabama Hills. Funny Clouds over Alabama Hills. The weather forecast was for sunny and clear skies CHEMTRAILS Chemtrails over Alabama Hills February 2007 Camped here Feb.20, 2007 Camped here April 28, 2008 Camped here January xx, 2009 Camped here March 15, 2009 www.eugenecarsey.com Free campgrounds and camping CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL ALABAMA HILLS RECREATION AREA