Crowley Lake, CA

May 31, 2024

There are so many lakes around here. We just found this one yesterday, went back to our site in the Inyo Forest, grabbed our stuff and moved over here 2 hours later. We enjoyed the forest, it was a good location for exploring the area, quiet, and we enjoyed the few people we met. However this place has so much more. We are thrilled to be here, it’s just gorgeous.

The lake is 5 miles x 12 miles (a little bigger than the island of St. John, USVI). There is a marina, bait & tackle shop, boats for rent, cabins for rent, trout fishing is the big thing, also perch. Vic has already gotten a pole and some bait and plans to fish from the shore. The fish are so plentiful you can see them jumping out of the water.

We are excited to stay here for several days maybe a week. We never did get around to making a post about the forest, still working on that. I have read the oldest tree in the world was near us in the Inyo Forest but its location is protected. It is called Methuselah and is 5,000 years old. There are tons of ATV trails and I suspect the only way to get near it is on an ATV – if you can find it that is.

Here’s a couple of phone pics of where we are.

The camp host used to build boats. He lives in this half scale boat – it’s the tiniest space, no idea how he manages.

Yosemite is nearby but Tioga Pass – the access point from this side of the Sierra Nevadas – is still closed due to snow. Last year the road didn’t open until July! Maybe we will get lucky and get to see that.

That’s all for now. Stay safe. XO