Idiots are attempting to "escape" to Mammoth Lakes, CA, (where the altitude ranges from 7800 to 9000), believing it is isolated from coronavirus.
But it's not.
They actually have a higher per-person coronavirus caseload than Los Angeles,
and their hospital is very small.
They are now setting up a checkpoint on CA-203 (off of US-395) where they question people and only let them into town if they are "locals or people with essential business."
It is not clear if they're letting in non-locals who own houses or condos there, such as myself.
Mammoth Mountain has been closed since March 15. It was a below-average snow year anyway, but oddly they just had their biggest storm of the year in April, dropping nearly 4 feet, and still snowing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/u...no-county.html
Being very familiar with Mammoth, I know of a "back way" into the place which doesn't have such a checkpoint, but the typical tourist would have no clue about this. Not that I have any plans to go.
Fleeing to Mammoth is stupid, as the high altitude could actually cause one to have worse coronavirus symptoms, especially if they aren't locals and their bodies aren't used to it.
Even under normal circumstances, very old people are advised by doctors to move out of Mammoth, because the altitude isn't good for them.