A good sleep kick started our day - journey to Mammoth from Jackson. Jackson is a very small town lying at Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Jackson itself and its nearby towns until Sacramento Valley are called Historical Gold Country because they’re famed for minerals and gold years ago.
We left the mountainous Jackson on 830 AM and entered Hwy 88, it was about 4 hours drive to reach Mammoth. In between, we left and re-entered CA-NV boarder twice, and bypassed Mono lake via US 395, then made an interchange towards Mammoth Lakes via SR 203. The three different routes (Hwy 88, US 395, SR 203) we see different weathers and scenic views. In simple word, it was winter in Hwy 88, summer in US 395 and winter in SR 203. Can’t believe? See the proof:
It started snow after 20 min drive from Jackson, in Hwy 88. Outside temperature 4-10 degree Celsius
The whole mountain covered with snows, it’s like winter during Christmas!
Panoramic view of Sierra Mountains at one of the scenic view points at Hwy 88 
Leaving Hwy 88 (CA), entered NV 
Goodbye Winter, welcome Spring. Outside temperature 10-12 degree Celsius
Re-entered CA after car inspection. Warmer now. Outside temperature 16-20 degree Celsius
US 395 route towards Mono lake. Beautiful!
SR 203 interchange towards Mammoth Lakes. Colder now. Outside temperature reached 8-12 degree Celsius.
We finally arrived our destination after two days road trip. It’s a skiing resort and snowing whole year, except in July month when people can actually do summer activities such as kayaking and hiking. The fact is we didn’t bring our winter suits and didn’t expect it is actually a skiing resort.
At last, this is Mammoth. Outside temperature –1 degree Celsius welcomed us. We completely speechless when we arrived this place, because other than skiing, there’s nothing to do there! And, it’s freezing cold!
Picture of the day: One of the craziest things i have done – swimming while snowing. The temperature outside was –3 degree Celsius that time.
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