TRIP LEADER: Roger Vargo

From our forest base camp, we’ll spend the better part of three days and two nights above the 7,000-foot elevation mark, exploring and driving through the high country.

WHAT: This tour is named for Monache Meadows, the largest meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The meadows, in turn, are named for the Monache Indians who lived in Inyo and Mono counties more than a century ago. Our journey through the high country also includes the Sherman Pass 4x4 Road.  Prior 4WD driving experience is helpful but not required. Because of the narrow clearances through trees, only compact pickups, sport utility vehicles or jeep-type vehicles are permitted.   The scenery is spectacular, but the camping is primitive for two nights at the same location.