20:00 What I appreciated about Mammoth Lakes in the early 70s was the "city"/county (ML wasn't incorporated back then) would permit development _only_ if it didn't involve razing conifers on the parcel(s); that was huge back then. Wouldn't be surprised if the Forest Service wasn't involved in those sorts of restrictions back then but I personally appreciated it. "Yeah, you can develop, but you can't rape the landscape" --- a show of deference to the wildlife living in that environment and the preservation of forest there. You don't have to travel far out of town before you hit high desert, so preserving forest is kind-of a big deal, and I always respected that developers had to design & build AROUND the trees instead of chopping them all down. I don't know if it's still that way or not, I kinda hope it is. One of the major attractions to living there is the alpine foliage along with the climate, the epic fishing and the epic skiing/snowboarding/mountain-biking on the Mountain.
We were in Mammoth the week you recorded this - I kept thinking I might spot us in my 4Runner but no such coincidence. I like your videos as they are a way to see Mammoth from a local's perspective and see areas and learn things we otherwise wouldn't. Looks like you were on the Lake Mary road near the end of the video but it was closed off for utility work during the day - I suspect there was a way to get around the closure at Canyon Rd but I never tried.
Fun projects! We got a house in the mountains of Ecuador. We are going to start finish renovating interior third story this year, and lucky no snow in this area at 8000ft.
Hope you don’t get unwanted visitors. Outside roving gang came ripped off a businesses yard and broke into sea train container. Unexpected in our small town. Venezuelan gang from out of town hit a neighborhood also last year. They can pop up anywhere.
😂 You just need to work the controls correctly and know your weights.. And everything about the machine 😜... It's super easy unless just one thing goes wrong and it all goes to hell... You don't need certification, you just got to have your s*** together like really together🎉
20:00 What I appreciated about Mammoth Lakes in the early 70s was the "city"/county (ML wasn't incorporated back then) would permit development _only_ if it didn't involve razing conifers on the parcel(s); that was huge back then. Wouldn't be surprised if the Forest Service wasn't involved in those sorts of restrictions back then but I personally appreciated it. "Yeah, you can develop, but you can't rape the landscape" --- a show of deference to the wildlife living in that environment and the preservation of forest there. You don't have to travel far out of town before you hit high desert, so preserving forest is kind-of a big deal, and I always respected that developers had to design & build AROUND the trees instead of chopping them all down. I don't know if it's still that way or not, I kinda hope it is. One of the major attractions to living there is the alpine foliage along with the climate, the epic fishing and the epic skiing/snowboarding/mountain-biking on the Mountain.
We were in Mammoth the week you recorded this - I kept thinking I might spot us in my 4Runner but no such coincidence. I like your videos as they are a way to see Mammoth from a local's perspective and see areas and learn things we otherwise wouldn't. Looks like you were on the Lake Mary road near the end of the video but it was closed off for utility work during the day - I suspect there was a way to get around the closure at Canyon Rd but I never tried.
Interesting video! I like Mammoth Lake! Success and health to you in the New Year!
Great Job Ben ! You guys are always busy ! Say hi to bud and Sadie and Laurie also . From the guys at CT DOT
Fun projects! We got a house in the mountains of Ecuador. We are going to start finish renovating interior third story this year, and lucky no snow in this area at 8000ft.
bud is such a back seat driver, LOL 😊😅
It super safe in Tahoe Truckee also , mountain living is the best ❤
Hope you don’t get unwanted visitors. Outside roving gang came ripped off a businesses yard and broke into sea train container. Unexpected in our small town. Venezuelan gang from out of town hit a neighborhood also last year. They can pop up anywhere.
tell brent to hit the throttle :'D
January 6th. Nice!!!
LA sucks but face it. The commute there is now between Bakersfield and Mammoth😂 scenic
😂 You just need to work the controls correctly and know your weights.. And everything about the machine 😜... It's super easy unless just one thing goes wrong and it all goes to hell... You don't need certification, you just got to have your s*** together like really together🎉
So far we in farther NorCali stole your precip. to date.