Independence Inyo County, California west side of 395 headed south

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(Across the street from the Inyo County Courthouse)Just north of Independence is Bishop a city in Inyo County, California, USA. The population was 3,575 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada: the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley.

Bishop is known as the "Mule Capital of the World" and a week long festival called Mule Days has been held since 1969 on the week of Memorial Day, celebrating the contributions of pack mules to the area. The festival attracts many tourists, primarily from the Southern California area.

Bishop is well known in the rock climbing community. Near the city are numerous climbing spots that attract visitors from around the world. There are over 2,000 bouldering problems in Bishop. There are two main types of rock: volcanic tuff and granite. Rock climbers come to Bishop for the scenery and inspiration.

Bishop was the home of Galen Rowell, and his wife Barbara, before their untimely death at the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport. Stuntman and NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett also calls Bishop home. Matt Williams, former Major League Baseball 3rd baseman and slugger, was also born in Bishop.

The actor Robert Bray, who portrayed forest ranger Corey Stuart in CBS's Lassie from 1964-1968 and Simon Kane in ABC's Stagecoach West from 1960-1961, retired to Bishop, where he died in 1983 at the age of sixty-five. Former child actor Richard Eyer, who played Bray's son in Stagecoach West, is a teacher in Bishop.

The town is the nearest town to Deep Springs College.

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[CALEBMETCALF]

Nice video, I live in Independence so I'm adding this video to my favorites

[TheTripOnline]

Mammoth sking was great, I shot this on the drive back.

[ComfortInnBishop]

This is Independence not Bishop. Bishop's a little further north.

[TheTripOnline]

Ha! Thanks

[hollbri2]

i was there-2 weeks ago!

[Vavoom00]

Gotta love the Eastern Sierra, spend as much time up there as possible. It's sad this town is not what it once was, I wish the downtown area could be revived. Great camping and fishing. Nice people. That courthouse is the Inyo County Seat, I believe manson was at that courthouse.

[Nansbbgrand]

My grandmother was born in Independence in 1895.. This is such a wonderful part of the world! ..Europe and the Alps are nice, but I'LL take my mountains, right here, ANY day! :)

[Hellbent212121]

I grew up in this little town, its completely different now. sad and depressing.. btw... those mountains are the Sierra Nevadas not the panamints

[cannedkitty]

independence seems to be the most quiet and most creepy out of all the owens valley towns

[borednites]

Independence is the place to be on "Independence Day" - nice town and lots to do.

[xXDIRTYPRETTYBITCHXx]

hah I worked at the mt williamson motel last year (Y)

[jessehalloween]

such a nice town. I was born down there but I haven't been there in years.

My parents managed the motel at 1:26