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3 Ash Fork → Bridgeport

Sun Sep 6 · ~505 mi · ~8.5 h · leg 3 of 4

Lance · Path. Order. Direction. Focus.

I-40 W → Kingman → US-93 → Hoover Dam → Las Vegas → US-95 N → Beatty (the Death Valley alternate rejoins at Lone Pine) → Tonopah → US-6 W → Bishop → US-395 N → Mammoth Lakes → Lee Vining → Bridgeport

Checkpoints

5 Bridgeport, CA Night 3 — The Bodie Hotel (Bunk Room) · America/Los_Angeles arrived Sun Sep 6 · 8:06 PM PDT

Candidate stops

Suggestions, not commitments.

SIGHT Hoover Dam — on the way; skip the tour, walk the top
SIGHT Death Valley — Zabriskie Point (alt route) — only if taking the Death Valley alternate; 110°F
SIGHT Convict Lake — 10 min off US-395 just before Mammoth; sunset spot
SIGHT Mono Lake — South Tufa — evening stop before Bridgeport (visited 2026-09-06, post 13)