Inyo National Forest Guide

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 »