The Sierra's Secret Seclusion ' Rock Creek Lodge
The Sierra's Secret Seclusion ' Rock Rick Lodge
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Ah, there's nothing finer than an autumn day in California's Sierra Nevada range: warm sunshine, crisp nights, golden aspen leaves, and shockingly blue skies. Not that spring, summer, and winter are less than spectacular here.
If you're tired of the Las Vegas heat, the L.A. smog, or the Bay Area dampness, the folks at Rock Creek Lodge would like you to remember a number: 9,373. That's their elevation in feet above sea level.
If you're passing through the beautiful Owens Valley on the "scenic drive" portion of U.S 395, you might never guess the lodge was there. At Tom's Place, a small collection of houses by the highway between Bishop and the popular Mammoth Lakes ski area, you turn toward the mountains towering above you on the west side. You wind your way up into Rock Creek Canyon as the high desert gives way to an alpine environment. The trees get taller and you pass some very nice campgrounds as the air grows thinner and cooler. Ahhhh!
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If you're not too distracted by the majestic old cedars and Jeffrey Pines on the rocky slopes, you'll see Rock Creek Lodge's brown wooden sign on your left after about eight miles. If you arrive at a beautiful mountain lake, you've gone a little too far. The lodge is located a half mile below Rock Creek Lake. A wooden bridge over the picturesque stream brings you to the lodge's main building.
What's this - flowers in my dinner' The chalkboard in the lodge's window announces the bill of fare for the evening's meal in the cozy dining room. Now, any food served on a cool evening in the mountains can be called "comfort food," but if you're expecting burgers & beans here, you're in for a pleasant surprise. My dinner featured pork chops with sage and gravy, braised lentils, spinach salad with walnuts, fantastic home-baked potato bread - and "four lily soup." Did you know that garlic, shallots, leeks, and scallions are all members of the lily family' This creamy soup had a marvelous flavor.
As you enjoy the warmth from the old woodstove, you'll see some ribbons and trophies on the dining room wall. Janet and Randy are excellent cooks, and Janet has won prizes for several of her recipes - most recently for her chili-cheese bread at the 2003 Tri-county Fair in Bishop.
After dinner you can join other guests in the rustic lodge building for a board game (by the woodstove) or simply read a book from the shelf. There's a pay phone at the lodge, but don't expect phones, TVs, or internet connections in the cabins.
The 14 large and small cabins have kitchens, comfortable beds, and electricity, and eight of them (the "modern cabins") have hot water and bathrooms. For guests in the six "rustic cabins" and the lodge's dorm accommodations there's a communal bathroom with showers, and outhouse-style restrooms are also close by, although they are closed in winter.
Winter 2003-2004 rates are as follows: $95 per person, per night for rustic cabins, ......
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