Roads from Mammoth head both south to the geyser basins and east through the Lamar Valley and eventually to Yellowstone Canyon. Most people would go south as it led to the quickest payoff in terms of unique and unusual sites.
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Before reaching the geyers, carriages and stagecoaches had to climb from Mammoth’s 6,700 feet to Kingman Pass’s 7,400 feet. The route went through Golden Gate Canyon, which was named by the army, and which required a precarious bridge built on the side of a cliff. Continue reading