Lone Pine Inyo Co. 25 June Arrived at Lone Pine Campground at about 5 p.m. We drove from the Lake Isabella area by way of the 155 to the 178 then up the 395. In Lone Pine we turned West on Whitney Portal road. This road is right along Kern Creek which is absolutely raging right now since this year's snowpack has just started melting. The creek is being stocked with trout so the fisherman are out in full force. About 3 miles West of Lone Pine (395) on Whitney Portal road where the creek crosses the road, we found several nests both along the road and along the creek. The houses near the road are some of the tallest I've ever seen - a good 6 feet! Interestingly, this is the first site I've ever found that has no oaks. The houses are built mostly in