Mammoth Lakes, California

This past week I was able to spend time with my family in Mammoth. 

My parents had rented a cabin up by the Mammoth Lakes. It was a lot of fun, but one thing we did not expect was to see so much snow! Because of the longer, heavy winter, California is finally out of their drought (Hooray!). However, because of that same heavy winter, there is still snow in the mountains and on the hiking trails. I am not joking when I tell you that we saw people skiing down the slopes while we were trying to go hiking.

The snow blocked many of our hiking options, so we had to fill our time with other activities.

We rented a pontoon one day and went fishing.

<--- look at how cute my little sister is with her first fish!

We went hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and we traveled up to the top of the slopes on a gondola. We played cards and board games. We cooked and ate some delicious food. And I was able to practice using our new Nikon camera (trial and error is sometimes the best teacher), especially photographing my adorable niece, Cassidy.

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great week in Mammoth!