In our last episode we took you to this mountain oasis called Mineral King in Sequoia National Park. This time, we go 100 miles north of there to a place called Mono Hot Springs. Mono (pronounced “MOE-no”) Hot Springs is tucked away in the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park and Mammoth Lakes, and it’s about halfway from the Valley to the East Side. The hot springs sit in a mountain valley next to a fork in the San Joaquin River. Like Mineral King, the springs are at the end of a long,

Outdoorsy: Episode 2 - Mono Hot Springs, Dispersed Camping & Your Camp Recipes

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Outdoorsy: Episode 2 - Mono Hot Springs, Dispersed Camping & Your Camp Recipes

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