Day 4: Red Rocks State Park

Mark: Today was mainly a travel day, about 400 miles to our hotel in Bishop, CA. We did make a couple quick stops along the way. First was Carrizo Plain National Monument. This consisted of an overlook and a short walk to the boardwalk along the lake. The lake is basically a salt flat this time of year. We walked a bit into the lakebed and then back to the car as it was a very hot day.

Our next stop was about 200 miles away. The scenery along the way was quite beautiful. I don't think any of us would want to live in this part of California but it was nice to visit.

After a long drive we reached our second stop where we all needed a break to stretch our legs. Red Rocks State Park was quite hot. Again we didn't stay long as the park was open but had no staff due to state budget constraints. We also didn't know that most of the park was accessible only with a four-wheel-drive vehicle. We had a Ford Focus. We did one short hike at the Red Cliffs and attempted another but decided not to be that family that stupidly got stuck on a back country dirt road in the middle of a desert.