Inyo National Forest
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Alabama Hills Arch, Inyo National Forest (Paul Souders/Digital Vision/Getty)

A flock of phalaropes takes flight against the rising sun. An ancient bristlecone pine waves a gnarled arm into the winter sky. A black storm dumps icy droplets on the Palisade Glacier. If you want wilderness amidst 14,000-foot peaks, birding at the endangered sanctuary of Mono Lake, studying the oldest life high in the White Mountains, watching wild trout running in mountain and desert streams, you will find it, all within an hour of the Mammoth Lakes-Bishop area at Inyo National Forest. Read More »

Inyo National Forest Travel Q&A

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hiking alone

is hiking alone generally ill-advised, in Inyo NF or Bristlecone? especially if one is afraid of bears?!?
Asked on April 25, 2012 by rocky13

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What does the word inyo come from

and what does it mean?
Asked on March 21, 2012 by lkg

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