Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2018/2019

2018-2019 Scenic 395 38 Bishop Located in the center of town less than 1 block from 7 motels . Reservations Accepted 635 N. Main Street, Bishop, CA www.yamatanibishop.com 760-872-4801 Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar Brown’s Town • 760-873-8522 Millpond Campground 760-873-5342 Owens River Campground 760-920-0975 Glacier View Campground 760-872-6911 In The Eastern High Sierras www.brownscampgrounds.com 40’ X 100’ Swimming Pool 40’ X 24’ Wading Pool Snack Bar including smoothies and hot dogs NEWTENTCABINS L ODGING & C AMPING A VAILABLE • F REE W I F I A DULT L AP S WIMMING • G IFT & S WIM S HOP C ALL F OR R ESERVATIONS 760-872-4670 7 miles south of Bishop on Keough’s Hot Springs Rd www.keoughshotsprings.com KEOUGH’S HOTSPRINGS H ISTORICAL M INERAL H OT S PRINGS Established 1919 p.m. for polebending and single stake events, the East Arena 1 at 2 p.m. for some youth events. Hitch events pop up at 7 p.m. in East Arena 1. Barbecue time happens at 4 pm. The Mule Days Parade kicks things off on Saturday at 10 p.m. on Bishop's Main Street. "The Bishop Mule Days Celebration Parade is one of the longstand- ing and crowd-favored signature events of Memorial Day Weekend," according to Mule Days. "Spectators covet prime locations up and down Bishop’s Main Street hoping to garner a priceless view of the beautiful mules, wagons, drivers and riders." The Parade starts at 10 a.m. at South and Main Streets and moves north on Main Street. The Parade makes a left turn at Sierra Street and proceeds to the Fairgrounds entrance. The Parade Detour begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. with Main Street being closed to vehicle traffic. All vehicle traffic is rerouted on a multi agency approved detour. Driving during the parade is strongly discouraged to keep traffic flows to a minimum for necessary travel. After the parade, people can return to the Main Arena for the Grand Entry, followed by costume classes, the 300 Yard Race, bare hoops races, Big Balls in Mule Town and more. At 1 p.m. in the East Arena 1 and 2, see trail events. Single and team pack burro races happen at 6:45 p.m. in the Main Arena, along with finals for various events, the rescue and contests. Head to the Charles Brown Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. for a dance and live music by Monte Mills and "The Lucky Horseshoe Band." Things wrap up Sunday with Western Pleasure and Cow Working events at in the Main Arena and ranch riding events in the East Are- na I at 7 a.m. Attend Cowboy Church at 10 a.m. at the Charles Brown Auditorium. Races, hitch and polebending contests happen at 1 p.m. in the Main Arena, trail events at 1:30 p.m. in East Arena 1. Things wrap up with races, contests and Pack Off Finals in the Main Arena. In addition, there are events that don't feature competitive mules, such as concerts, a catered dinner and BBQ, a dance and what the website bills as “the World's Longest Non-Motorized Parade.” For more information or for various ticket options, call 760-872- 4263, email info@MuleDays.org or see the website at https://mule- days.org/. Continued from Page 37 PHOTOS BY JIM HEAPHY VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Mule Days are held around Memorial Day each year, Upwards of 30,000 people come to this town of 4,000 to see the parade, and contestants in the events come from around the world. The celebra- tion kicks off Tuesday with show classes and ends on Sunday with the “packoff” to determine the World Champion Pack Team. For more information, go to www.muledays.org.