A Lazy Afternoon Cliff Jumping and Freezing at Arrowhead Lake, Mammoth California

Blurry through the pollen, our goldenrod-smeared view featured wooden cabins and front lawns strewn with dirt bikes, mountain bikes, and hints of feral childhoods. We were in Mammoth for the weekend, and our morning had been spent lollygagging and enjoying a hearty breakfast. I’m not usually one to sleep in, but pollen wasn’t the only thing blurring my vision that morning. The evening before had…