The top of the basalt columns at Devils Postpile is fascinating! During the Ice Ages, glaciers scoured the columns and smoothed them off leaving patterns that look like the surface of a soccer ball!
This pretty bright pink wildflower is very common in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I liked how these were blooming amid the basalt columns at Devils Postpile National Monument.
, Mammoth Lakes, California Devils Postpile National Monument is located in Mammoth Lakes, California. Visitors must ride a bus from Mammoth Mountain ski resort during much of the year to avoid having to drive on the long, narrow, steep mountain roads. The highlight of the park is the fascinating hexagonal basalt columns.
