Post by @katyandryanroam

If we had 4 days to explore the Eastern Sierra this fall, this is exactly how we'd do it. 🍂🏔️⁠ ⁠ 📌 Save this for your next Highway 395 road trip!⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to check out our blog write-up on this area!👇🏼⁠ ⁠ This itinerary packs a LOT into four days, but that's kind of the point. The Eastern Sierra is one of those places where you can drive 30 minutes and feel like you've entered an entirely different landscape.⁠ ⁠ Here’s how to spend 4 days exploring the best of the Eastern Sierra:⁠ ⁠ DAY 1 ⁠ 🌅 Mono Lake — surreal tufa towers at sunrise⁠ 🥾 1.0mi loop / 30ft 🔺/ 30min-1hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏞️ June Lake Loop — alpine lakes and fall colors galore⁠ 🚗 14mi drive / 30min-1hr (accounts for stops) ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🪨 Devils Postpile & Rainbow Falls — basalt columns and 100-ft waterfall⁠ 🥾 5.1mi out & back / 695ft 🔺 / 2.5hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🌋 Inyo Craters — ancient volcanic craters⁠ 🥾 1.6mi loop / 300ft 🔺 / 1-1.5hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🌄 Stay: @outboundmammoth or Lundy Canyon 🏕⁠ ⁠ ⁠ DAY 2⁠ ♨️ Hot Creek Geological Site — bubbling geothermal pools⁠ 🥾 1.6mi out and back / 144ft 🔺 / 1-1.5hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏜️ Crowley Lake — the mysterious stone columns⁠ 🥾 4.2mi out and back / 518ft 🔺 / 2.5-3hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏞️ Convict Lake — an Eastern Sierra classic⁠ 🥾 2.5mi loop / 150ft 🔺 / 1hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🌄 Stay: @outboundmammoth or Lundy Canyon 🏕⁠ ⁠ ⁠ DAY 3⁠ 🍁 South Fork / Bishop Creek — alpine lakes and golden aspens⁠ 🚗 22mi drive / 30min-1hr (accounts for stops) ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏞️ South Lake — classic high-country scenery⁠ 🥾 short walks around the lake / 30min-1hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🌄 Lake Sabrina — a must for sunrise or sunset⁠ 🥾 short walks around the lake / 30min-1hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🌲 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest — the oldest living trees on Earth⁠ 🥾 4mi loop / 740ft 🔺 / 2-3hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏕️ Stay: @wayfinderbishop or Grandview⁠ ⁠ ⁠ DAY 4⁠ 🏜️ Mobius Arch — the iconic framing of Mt. Whitney⁠ 🥾 0.6mi loop / 52ft 🔺 / 30min ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🪨 Movie Road — drive through Hollywood’s favorite Western backdrop⁠ 🚗 ~ short drive⁠ ⁠ ⛰️ Shark Fin Rock — unique rock formation⁠ 🥾 1.7mi loop / 250ft 🔺 / 1-1.5hr ⏱️⁠ ⁠ 🏕️ Stay: Tuttle Creek Campground⁠ ⁠ *****⁠ ⁠ #Highway395 #Hwy395 #EasternSierras #EasternSierra #CaliforniaRoadTrip