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  • Carolyn C May 16, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Thank you for such an informative page! I was looking for a community to use in a novel where the main character is a climbing instructor and I found all the details I wanted right here!
  • Carolyn C May 16, 2012 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Thanks for such an informative page! I was looking for a nice community where a character in a novel I am writing could live and work as a climbing instructor. I found every detail I needed right here.
  • nicole May 8, 2012 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Thinking about moving my daughter who is 3 there and myself a single mom and being a therapist at the school district. It sounds like a lovely town, but I am worried about girly things to do there for my daughter and I? And can I rent a decent place if I make 10 dollars an hour?
  • KathyH May 26, 2012 @ 2:11 am | delete
    Hello Nicole! I just came across your comment and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Kathy, and I am also considering this opportunity. I will be going up to Bishop next weekend to meet with Terry McAteer and am really excited. Are you still considering this internship? Do you have plans of going to check out the area?
  • nicole May 26, 2012 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    Hi Kathy. You can contact me at niclpga@aol.com. Where are you from? I am going up Next weekend to! Can you tell me more about yourself?
  • Randy Jones Apr 4, 2012 @ 12:22 am | delete
    went to high school in L.P. back in the 60s. lived in Bishop for short time.visit 2or3 times a year to fish area. breakfast at Jacks is a must for us. first time at Sabrina the store wasn't there yet. it just keeps getting better with age.
  • Randy Apr 4, 2012 @ 12:01 am | delete
    Randy Jones
  • TwoDogHouse Mar 28, 2012 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    I've never visited California but Bishop sounds beautiful.
  • JLee Mar 22, 2012 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    I'm trying to convince my husband to move to Bishop. We have friends who have lived in Mammoth for a few years and I drive to visit them every month. Every month I'm there we spend at least a day or two in Bishop. I love it there. He's worried about leaving his job with the City of Los Angeles. I don't know what to do : (
  • glockr Mar 22, 2012 @ 2:51 pm | delete
    Could he transfer to another dept, say DWP? When I lived there DWP had a pretty good sized office in Bishop.
  • Annie Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:57 am | delete
    We are doing a bit of a road trip in late Sept early Oct starting in San Francisco and we will be staying overnight in Bishop so it was lovely to hear what to see, do etc. Our friends have stayed there before and said what a scenic place it is I am really looking forward to seeing so many new things, this is my first trip to the West coast of America and I am soooo excited.
  • Nia Feb 1, 2012 @ 11:58 am | delete
    Thanks for the great information. I am from big city and didn't know about Bishop until I was offered a travelling job to Bishop. I hope to see all the great places that you have listed. Nia
  • nancy Nov 19, 2011 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    I have lived in beautiful Bishop since 1968 and I love living here. Several years ago when I was still teaching, I had surgery at the local hospital. My room mother was my surgery room nurse. What a nice feelilng it was to know she would be helping to take care of me. I am now retired from teaching and my former students are now adults. Two of my fourth grade students are now my dentist and my dental hygienist. Another former student is now a master coffee roaster and owns an awesome coffee house on Main Street in Bishop. You can buy just about anything you need at the local stores and the service is so personal and friendly. If you think you must traqvel out of town for some big city experiences, the the trip between Bishop and Reno is beautiful. Several people have told me that the scenery between the two places is some of the most beautiful they have ever seen.
  • Theresa Nov 15, 2011 @ 12:33 am | delete
    I lived in Bishop from 1953 until 1962. (from the age of 15 mos. To 10 years old). My dad, grandfather, and several uncles worked up @ the mines and we lived in Rovana. It was a wonderful childhood and when I visit Bishop I know I am "home" once again......Theresa
  • Mo lee Jun 4, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    I am a high school student who lived in Bishop for my entire until my sophomore year, when I moved down south. I agree, most people who live there, high-schooolers especially, think that it is incredibly boring. I, however, miss it's beauty every day, especially during Cross Country runs, for I miss not being able to run in the beautiful desert. Also, I miss the small town intimacy (although I must admit that there is less drama in the bigger cities.) Great review! Makes me want to visit!
  • LynnRae Apr 17, 2011 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    My husband is going to Bishop for a project job. Will tell him the wonderful things you had to say. Wish I could go with him. BTW, is there a place to rent a ladder in town?
  • howtocurecancer Mar 22, 2011 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    I would love to visit. Give it a thumbs up.
  • stargazer00 Dec 30, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    We drove through Bishop many times when we lived in Tahoe. If I remember correctly there is a jerky store there with lots of exotic jerky. Buffalo, ostrich, elk, etc.
  • joanna Dec 29, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    5 years ago I had to move to Florida for my family. I had lived in Bishop for 5 years. I am so homesick sometimes I cry. I cant write anymore. I am at at work and dont want my mascara to run. When I moved to Bishop I knew I was in Gods Country. I hope to go back someday. It is humid in Florida. It is flat and the highest peak it the dump!
  • Joseph Chaconas Nov 22, 2010 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Wow, thank you so much for this article. I absolutely love Bishop. I am considering moving to the area!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 12, 2010 @ 7:29 am | delete
    I didn't know about Bishop, but it sounds really nice.
  • SueM11 Nov 12, 2010 @ 1:32 am | delete
    Thanks for giving me a look into life in a small town like Bishop.
  • JoanneOtt Oct 11, 2010 @ 3:30 am | delete
    I've been to California a number of times, but not sure if I was ever in Bishop. sounds like a great place to live though.
  • Tempus Oct 2, 2010 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    What a really interesting lens. Thought I'd stay a minute and spent an enjoyable five. Bishop will no longer be just a name on a map.
  • domainblitz Oct 1, 2010 @ 8:46 am | delete
    Wow, Bishop sounds like a beautiful place that I would like to visit one day.. I have been all over California but never to Bishop. Next time I go to CA I will definitely try to go visit. Me and my family are always looking to visit new places.
  • ShamanicShift Oct 1, 2010 @ 12:18 am | delete
    You have started me wanting to visit Bishop--great lens.
  • missbat Sep 25, 2010 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    I've never been to Bishop but it looks like a great town. Maybe someday I'll visit!
  • elizajane202 Sep 24, 2010 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    I grew up in the Mojave Desert so I understand "small town" feel. (California City and Edwards Air Force Base) I only went up to Bishop for Track and Football but I remember how quiet everything seemed to be. I have a few friends that live up there now.
  • poutine Sep 23, 2010 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Sounds like a pleasant town.
  • paperfacets Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I love all things along 395. We are lamenting that Convict Lake is so changed, as far as getting campsites. Your town is wonderful and we have been to Laws Museum about five times. One year we got our truck's drive shaft replaced in Bishop because we broke it at a interesting dump in Benton. Took us a long time to drive to Bishop at 25 miles an hour.
  • glockr Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    I used to love that dump in Benton. There was 1 section where people would leave old cars and you could look them over for parts. Just before I went into the Air Force in 1988 I got a set of adjustable rocker arms off an old polysphere 318. I didn't have the tools to get the whole engine. A few years later I went back and it was all fenced off, had a fancy building (behind the fence), no more scrounging allowed. Too bad.
  • glockr Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    My mistake... I was thinking of the dump by Mono Lake on Hwy 168 - the road to Benton.
  • mulberry Sep 22, 2010 @ 7:01 am | delete
    Small towns can be a great place to grow up and to live as an adult. What is rock hounding?
  • glockr Sep 22, 2010 @ 9:35 am | delete
    Short answer is collecting rocks. Longer answer is here: Amatuer Geology. Thanks for the comment, it reminded me that I need to get back to this lens and fill in a lot of the details.
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 20, 2010 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    Bishop sounds like a great place to grow up, and have always preferred living in small towns myself, I wouldn't have it any other way. Ours little town is only around 800 folks! - Kathy
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 20, 2010 @ 9:59 am | delete
    Sounds like a beautiful place to grow up and live your entire life. I love that the winter weather never seems to get too severe.
  • Arlene Webster Sep 7, 2010 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    My husband and I have just been on vacation in the area. We stayed at Big Pine Creek campground, but went to Bishop several times. In fact we fell in love with the town, and would like to move there within the next year. Your description of the town has given me more impetus to move, thank you.
  • d-artist May 17, 2010 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    great lens and information on Bishop, Cal. I have been there...We lived in the Bay Area before moving to the Midwest but still have 2.5 acres in Lancaster...don't think we'd ever move back though
  • glockr Nov 3, 2009 @ 11:19 pm | in reply to Nice overview | delete
    The biggest challenge would be to find a job that pays enough to support a house payment. Property values are pretty high, but most jobs available are service type jobs that don't really pay that well. Exceptions would be Caltrans, Northern Inyo Hospital, or possibly the casino.

    There's not much shopping and almost no night life. Those aren't problems for me, but are for some people. As far as everyone knowing your business, I never found it to be a problem. It IS a small town so I guess it's a potential negative, but when I lived in Bishop I found people to be respectful of other people's privacy. I kind of liked the sense of community. It's one of the things I miss most about Bishop.
  • Nice overview Nov 3, 2009 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    I just visited Bishop and the Eastern Sierras a couple weeks ago. Had a fantastic trip and I've really developed a liking for that entire area. I live in Orange County, just south of LA, and I've got an itch to move out of this region to an area that is slower pace and part of the great outdoors that CA has to offer. So Bishop is on my radar as a strong possibility to potentially move to.

    Curious... what are some of the challenges or tensions that exist living in that region besides what you already mentioned. And with living in a small town (besides that everyone may know your business)?... ;-)
  • Ron and Shelley Stewart Oct 22, 2009 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    We have a friend living in Bishop and would love to visit someday! She works at the Chamber of commerce and we have written Jill Kinmont Boothe, my wife Shelleys hero! YOu have a great site here and thanks for sharing Bishop with us, we would love to visit someday from our home here in Canada! All the Best,
  • AppalachianCountry Oct 12, 2009 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. We agree a small town is a great place to raise a family. Thank-you for all the good info. 5 stars*****

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