[Mammoth Lakes] [American] Restaurant at Convict Lake

Restaurant at Convict Lake
2000 Convict Lake Rd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-3803
http://www.convictlake.com/restaurant.html

每次出去玩，我們總會在第二天的晚上去吃頓大餐，這次旅行的大餐地點是公園先生找到的位在囚犯湖旁的餐廳，無論是前菜還是主菜，都令人滿意極了，這天用餐時我們隔壁坐了一位獨自用餐的老人，結果一整個和他聊起來，也很有意思呢！

We always do a little fine dining on the second night of our trip.  Dr. Park found the Restaurant at Convict Lake and made reservation at 7pm for dinner.  We came 30 minutes early to walk around the lake.



Convict Lake is about 10 minutes drive from Mammoth Mountain.  It was named Convict Lake because a group of convicts escaped prisons back in 1871 and was captured here.  Now the area is famous for trout fishing and camping.  The lake is truly beautiful.  We hung out at the lake for a big, then headed over to the restaurant.

Mammoth Mountain Hike

吃完早餐後，我們搭乘空中纜車上了毛象山的頂點，在附近隨便走走看看一陣之後，我們開始往山下爬，一爬就爬了三個多小時，整個累翻了，不過回頭看看高山，征服一整座山還真是很有成就感呢！

Day 2 was our "working out" day.  Our plan was to hike Mammoth Mountain.  After breakfast, we came back to park at our hotel and walk across the parking lot to the activity center to take the gondola ride.



The scenic gondola ride is $18/person for whole day pass, and our hotel had a buy 1 get 1 free promotion.  Dr. Park brought his hiking sticks.  At first I was laughing at him and saying who needs hiking sticks.  But later I was so glad he brought them.

[Mammoth Lakes] [Bakery] Shea Schat's Bakkery

Shea Schat's Bakkery
3305 Main St
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-6055

第二天的行程是爬山，早上起床後我們決定到當地最有名的麵包店吃早餐，順便買個三明治和一些餅乾帶去山上當午餐，這家麵包店的麵包還真是好吃，怪不得生意這麼好，我們回家那天還又回來買了一堆麵包帶回家，這可是當地有名的地標，大家如果有機會來毛象山，別忘了來這裡帶幾個麵包回家喔！

The second day at Mammoth, our plan was to hike all day.  We woke up around 9am and drove down the hill to Shea Schat's Bakkery for breakfast.



Erick Schat's is the original bakery is located in Bishop.  I am not sure if Shea Schat's at Mammoth Lakes is related to Erick Schat's.  They sell the same items and both share the name "Schat's".  So I am assuming they are related?

[Mammoth Lakes] [American] Angel's Restaurant

Angel's Restaurant
20 Sierra Blvd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-7427

第一天晚上出去吃晚餐前，我們詢問的幾位旅館工作人員有哪些是住在當地的人喜愛的餐廳，每個人的名單上都有Angel's這家餐廳，馬上決定就去這吃晚餐吧！這家餐廳在星期四的晚上完全爆滿，終於等到位子後，我們點了他們有名的烤肋排和烤雞，還點了鮮蝦燉飯和啤酒，餐點的份量大的驚人，早知道點一份兩個人分就夠了，出門在外也沒有冰箱可以帶剩下的回家，所以雖然真的很好吃，但是我們還是浪費了不少吃不下的食物。

Our first night in town, we planned to find a local favorite restaurant for dinner.  We asked a few hotel staffs for their recommendation, and Angel's Restaurant was mentioned by everyone.  Dr. Park also did some research beforehand.  Angel's was also on his list. 



We took the free trolly at The Village.  Had no idea where the restaurant was.  We hopped on the trolly and asked the trolly driver.  He told us it was on the way.  The trolly stop is actually right across the street from the restaurant.  The nice driver even watched us cross the street safely before he drove away.

The Village at Mammoth

我們旅館有免費小巴的服務，可以帶旅客到山下的一個商場，裡面有很多餐廳和商店，不過生意非常冷清，這些餐廳和商店裝潢都比較新比較漂亮，整個商場感覺還蠻LA的，不過這種風格似乎不受喜愛戶外活動的毛象山遊客的鍾愛，我們逛了一圈也覺得蠻無聊的，這裡的餐廳也不是很吸引我們，隨便照幾張照片就在這裡上了毛象山的免費公車去吃晚餐囉！

Our hotel had a free shuttle service to take guests down the hill to "The Village".  Even though on the hotel handbook it said the service is every 30 minutes, our friendly driver took us there right away.  He also told us to call the hotel when we need to be picked up.  Very nice service!



The Village is a contempory shopping center at the foot of the mountain.  It has a few supposedly "upscale" restaurants and shops.  Walking around the plaza, it felt very.... LA.  We thought they kind of overdid it.  The Village looked a little sad.  Lots of vacant spaces, or "out of business" signs.

Mammoth Mountain Inn

Mammoth Mountain Inn
1 Minaret Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-2581
http://mammothmountain.com/plan/lodging/mmi/index.cfm

這次決定要去毛象山玩，是因為在TravelZoo上看到有旅館的特價活動，我們在Mammoth Mountain Inn訂了兩晚，一晚才$69，這旅館的位置就在上毛象山的纜車正對面，一到了大門口，我就看到他們二樓插著台灣國旗呢！房間不大，但是簡單舒適，這是個沒有冷氣的旅館，但是山上的氣候真的完全不需要冷氣，我們很喜歡這家簡單舒服的旅館，唯一的缺點就是他們的餐廳實在是非常昂貴，怪不得餐廳都沒有客人啊！

About a month ago, I saw the promotional price of $69 per night at Mammoth Mountain Inn on TravelZoo.  The special price even included weekends.  I've been to Mammoth once in the winter time, but didn't really now what to expect in the summer.  After talking to Dr. Park, he told me he used to go camping and hiking all the time with his family in the summer.  The hotel price was great.  So we've decided to take a trip to Mammoth before my school started. 



The inn is located about 5 miles up on the hill from the main road.  It has a few different buildings for the regular room as well as condo style lodging all around the back.

[Bishop] [Fast Food] Nik-n-Willie's Pizza & Sub Sandwiches

Nik-n-Willie's Pizza & Sub Sandwiches
214 W Line St
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 872-2410

Bishop是個離Mammoth大約30英哩的小鎮，我們開到這裡的時間大約下午兩點，公園先生說要帶我去吃一家他每次去毛象山都會停留的一家比薩店，店不大，很有小鎮的感覺，老闆很親切，還送了我們一片免費的比薩，肉丸潛艇堡份量非常巨無霸，我們兩個人都差點吃不完，果然是家不賴的店，公園先生才會對它情有獨鍾啊！

Bishop is a small town about 35 miles away from Mammoth Mountain.  We got there about 2pm and stopped to grab lunch.



Dr. Park took me to Nik-n-Willie's.  He used to come up to the Eastern Sierra for camping with his brother and cousin all the time when he was younger.  And they always stopped by this little pizza & subs place for food.