Backpacking permits for the Inyo National Forest are free and can be picked up starting at 11 a.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center, 2510 Highway 203, Mammoth Lakes; (760) 924-5500, https://www ...

Map: Inyo Creek Fire shuts Mount Whitney trailhead; hikers forced to abandon cars ... (1 square mile) as of Wednesday morning, according to fire managers from the Inyo National Forest.

Inyo National Forest will remain closed under a new regional order and hopeful visitors are advised to come back some other time. ... The zones can be identified on the fire map. 10:30 a.m.: ...

I wouldn’t call it a vacation, exactly. Any time you have three pet llamas and a 3-year-old and you’re covering 30 miles in less than a week, it’s like, well, let’s call it an adventure ...