Mammoth Camping - Day 4

We were really having a great time and there was still many more things we wanted to see around Mammoth that we contemplated staying another day. But decided we'd better leaving "wanting more" as Steven put it. So this morning we packed up camp and headed out. Uncle Bart left really early, as he had an extra two hours of driving beyond what we had. Not having a camp to pack up of their own, Mom and Dad left fairly early too. It was us and Robbie and Grace that headed out at the same time. However, for us, there were a few more things we wanted to stop and see along the way home.

Our first stop was the Geothermal Hot Creek. Up until last year, you used to be able to go swimming in the Hot Creeks, but due to the geothermal activity, the hot creeks are an upwards of 160 degrees and now closed to swimming. Hannah thought the place smelled stinky, which it did, like sulfer.
Located in the same area was the Hot Creek Fish Hatchery. We enjoyed our stop at the Fillmore Fish Hatchery last year while on vacation, and knew we'd probably enjoy this stop as well. At this hatchery, we were able to see baby fish, which was neat. After a quick change for the girls out of dirty clothes from being at the campsite and into shorts and tank tops, we settled in for our long car ride home. Hannah had a great time camping and complained off and on about not wanting to go home, her vacation comes to an end this week when she goes back to school on Thursday.

We arrived home shortly after 8. We had a great time and are looking forward to our next camping trip, when and where that'll be has yet to be decided, but we're looking forward to it at any rate.

To see all the pictures from our Mammoth Camping trip, please go to Mammoth Camping Part 1 and Mammoth Camping Part 2. You can also see other pictures from our camping trip by visiting my sister-in-laws Camping Pictures.