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Death Valley National Park. A land of extremes. Hottest, Driest, Lowest: A superlative desert of streaming sand dunes, snow-capped mountains, multicolored rock layers, water-fluted canyons and three million acres of stone wilderness. Home to the Timbisha Shoshone and to plants and animals unique to the harshest deserts. A place of legend and a place of trial. http://www.death.valley.national-park.com/

Dirty Socks hot spring is just 10 minutes away from WBR! It's a 30'x30' hot spring, 4-5 foot deep, just 4.7 miles from hwy 395 in olancha.
http://esaudubon.org/hot_spots/dirtsock.htm

Manzanar relocation camp
Manzanar is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 395, 9 miles north of Lone Pine, California and 6 miles south of Independence, CA.
Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Located at the foot of the majestic Sierra Nevada in eastern California's Owens Valley, Manzanar has been identified as the best preserved of these camps.
http://www.nps.gov/manz/planyourvisit/index.htm

Mt. Whitney - located in Lone Pine, CA. Just a half hour drive from Olancha!
Mount Whitney, situated in the Southern Sierra Nevada, owes much of its popularity to the fact it is the highest mountain in the United States outside of Alaska. Composed of granite like the rest of the Sierra Nevada, Mount Whitney offers a good challenge for a variety of activities whether you are climber, hiker, trail runner, or ski mountaineer / backcountry snowboarder. The NPS plaque on the mountain lists Whitney's official height at 14,496.811 feet.
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150227/mount-whitney.html

Keoghs Hot Springs is just 7 miles south of Bishop,Ca. Roughly 1 1/2 hours from the sanctuary in Olancha! It is Eastern sierra's largest natural hot springs pool. 600 gallons of water flow from the ground each minute! http://www.keoughshotsprings.com/

Rock Creek Pack Station - offers a variety of mountain packing services to fit most any need. The pack station is located in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas between Mammoth Lakes and Bishop California. Take highway 395 to Tom's Place Resort, continue 10 miles south on Rock Creek road, passing Rock Creek Lake and climbing above Rock Creek Canyon. http://www.rockcreekpackstation.com

Mammoth Lakes Resort - This site is your full-service guide to summer activities at California's premier mountain resort. Please visit http://www.visitmammoth.com

Great Basin bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) are remarkable for their great age and their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. In fact, it seems one secret to their longevity is the harsh environment in which most bristlecone pines grow.
In the shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. Come to Great Basin National Park to experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, the darkest of night skies, and the beauty of Lehman Caves. Far from a wasteland, the Great Basin is a diverse region that awaits your discovery. http://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm

Olancha RV & Mobile Home Park - 1075 S State Highway 395, phone # 760-764-2289. You can see the Wild Burro Sanctuary from here, only 6 miles away. Showers and swimming pool. Call for information. If you have your own trailer/motor home this is the place to stay!

The Ranch Motel located in Olancha! For information and reservations please call 760-764-2387. Mention that you are helping at Wild Burro Rescue and you will receive a discount on your room!