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Mt. Tom & Basin Mountain
overlooking Bishop
Photo by Jim Stroup
Bishop sits directly in the center of an incredible
area of natural beauty, providing easy access to a multitude
of cool recreation activities. Within minutes of this
California town you can do just about anything but surf.
During the winter, cross country skiing is just a few
miles outside of town and world-class downhill skiing
at Mammoth Mountain is less than an hour away. During
the summer, you can hike, bike, climb and camp in one
of the most dramatic mountain environments in the world
— the Eastern escarpment of the High Sierra. If
you're interested in trout, fish year-round in the world-famous
Owens river, and during the summer in nearby Crowley
Lake, Hot Creek, and dozens of other lakes, rivers,
and creeks within a short drive.
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There's good reason why Bishop
was named one of "America's Coolest Mountain
Towns" in Men's Journal magazine
(Aug. '96). Men's Journal said that Bishop
offered "Stellar rock-climbing and fly fishing
in the Ansel Adams-ish setting of the Owens Valley.
Cool mountain towns are authentic unhyped places
tucked away in scenic alpine settings where you
can spend the day wearing yourself out with the
best summer sports the terrain has to offer, then
double back to town afterward for a first-rate meal
and a couple of pints of the local microbrew."
We couldn't have said it better. Trust us —
we live here. |
Surrounded by peaks which soar to over 14,000 feet
in elevation, sitting at an elevation of 4,200 feet,
this beautiful cottonwood tree-lined town sits in the
Owens Valley. Only in California can you find the landscape
that surrounds Bishop. The harsh, windswept Sierra Crest
rises over two vertical miles above the warm valley
floor, and in between lies some of the most diverse
and interesting locations in the world. From the willow-choked
and cottonwood-lined streams of the chaparral country,
through the pine and fir forests, to the barren and
intimate high country, there exists a certain sense
of fulfillment in the discovery of the unknown, via
its many roads for hiking, biking, or driving. This
opportunity to explore is the real attraction. There
is always a new vista, a new option, a new experience
to be found here in the greatest place on earth, the
Eastern Sierra.
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