Lucky man! I know those scenes, even without your descriptions. I love that place. I love the eastern Sierras. It's dry as a bone but one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. Unfortunately, we won't be vacationing in Mammoth this year. We are going to the Central Coast, on US Hwy 1 - San Diego, Cambria, Monterrey, ...

My treat may be to stop at Cambria Bike (in Cambria, of all places) and buy some rims, spokes and tubular tires for a wheel build I've been meaning to do.