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Photograph caption dated June 5, 1959 reads, "Packing in - Valley campers will pack into the High Sierra back country. Small groups of campers and their adult leaders will go by horseback from the Mammoth Lakes area to Deer Lakes, nine miles from civilization, for eight days of fishing, hiking, doing their own cooking, sleeping on the ground, and learning to take care of themselves in the wilderness."; See images #00115334 through #00115338 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
YMCA of Los Angeles Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Horseback riding--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Horses--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Camps--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Boys--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Men--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Pines--California--Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area Mountains--California Mammoth-High Sierra Recreation Area (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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