Bishop to Lee Vining, California
Mono Vista RV Park
Site #23
Distance: 75 miles
Duration: 2 nights
Cost: $37 per night
Weather: Cold mornings
We had a pretty (albeit short) drive north after a quick stop at Vons for some groceries. The trip was very easy and uneventful; the most exciting part was reaching Deadman's Summit, which is 8,047 miles above sea level. Since we had less than a hundred miles to travel, we decided to take a short detour and go into June Lake for lunch. After a drive around the lake, we made our way to June Lake Brewing where we found Ohana's (a bright orange food truck) in the neighboring parking lot. I first heard about these two venues while researching places to visit along Highway 395. Laurel, of Raven and Chickadee, said Ohana's (Hawaiian soul food) has the best chicken, fish, and pork tacos on the planet, so of course we had to go! I mean, tacos! Oh, my goodness. She wasn't kidding! Not only were the tacos insanely good, but the Honolulu fried noodles were incredible. I can see why Laurel and Eric ate there twice when they were in June Lake. After placing our order at the food truck, we wandered over to the brewery and got a couple of beers. Our meal was delivered to our table within a few minutes and we enjoyed sitting in the sun, savoring each bite and sip, stuffing ourselves silly.
Delicious!!
Hawaiian Fried Noodles and Chicken Tacos
Drums & Guitar Porter (mine) and Beyond the Pale Ale (Rod's)
Great sign!
After our amazing lunch, it was time to make our way to our next RV park. Mono Vista RV Park is a quaint little campground with lots of trees & grass and within walking distance of Lee Vining and a short drive to Mono Lake. Our site was fairly level (gravel pad) with full hook-ups, a picnic table (no fire ring), but the sites are fairly close together and we could hear young children in a tent camper a few sites away. We had fair Verizon coverage and free WiFi, but no Sprint service.
Mono Lake
Sadly, we were a week or so too early for any magnificent fall colors, so we'll just have to plan to go back another time. Fall colors, fried noodles and fish tacos, yes please!
There's a taco truck within walking distance of our son's house that serves authentic tacos and is wonderful. I love that bathroom sign!
ReplyDeleteKathy, I loved the Hawaiian twist on this meal and would love to live near a good taco truck! Sadly, we have yet to find decent Mexican food here on the Oregon coast.
DeleteOh, how great that Ohana's is still there! We were happily surprised to discover fantastic tacos in June Lake, of all places. I'm glad they're still as good as I remember. Maybe we can meet you on 395 for a fall trip one of these years! :-))
ReplyDeleteLaurel, I hope they never go away! Thanks so much for blogging about your experience along Hwy 395. Wouldn't it be fun to meet up for tacos and beer someday?!
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