Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 3330 Main St., Mammoth Lakes, California 92546
Just another stop along the way for thru-hikers. Mammoth Lakes was another town I stopped at during my 2010 Pacific Crest Trail hike.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 121 E. Brush St., Lone Pine, California 93545
If you were to ask a thru-hike what some of their chores are when they get to town, 99% would respond to eat. And yes that would be my response as well. When you starve your body of fresh food while out on the trail, town food is always a nice welcome.
For my 2010 hike one of my chores was also to take as many photographs of post offices as I could. There are several reasons for this. First I wanted a souvenior of the towns I stopped at while on this hiking adventure. Second is that since I had started collecting photographs it simply became an addiction and must have for me.
So this week and next week I’ll be highlight some of the post offices I visited while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. And it appears I only have this one photograph of the Lone Pine building. I must have been in a hurry or running out of memory on the old digital camera. Why else would I have only take one photo?
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 1785 Highway 78, Julian, California 92036
Another stop along the Pacific Crest Trail. Julian is also home to some very good pie places. A very touristy town with lots of boutique shops and museum.
Julian has a special place for me since it was also my first ride into town. A very nice lady picked me up from the side of the road and drove me all the way into town. Not only this but as I was heading back to the trail, she spotted me and brought me back to the trail. Just another awesome story from my 2010 Pacific Crest Trail hike.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.