Starting at Long Valley, situated just below Mountain Station, hikers can explore about 54 miles of trails that wind through nature areas filled with endangered animals. Rojek has circumnavigated just about all the 54 miles of hiking trails and more. Not that anything like that would keep him from his weekly excursions. Also, many campers make their way into the mountains with a backpack and camping permit to set up camp at one of the 40 campsites scattered throughout the area. It's a weekday afternoon and the main snowtube slopes by the Tramway Adventure Center are filled with people.
Snowshoes are also available for summertime hikers to continue their travels throughout the winter.
If none of those activities lights a fire under your winter-sport urges, in the upcoming months the menu of available activities at the tramway will add a couple new entrees. Tim Jones, education coordinator at the tramway, said that he has already began exploring new opportunities to offer tram riders. To take advantage of the natural landscape, Jones said he is looking seriously at adding rock climbing. When it comes down to it, Leo said, there's really no wrong way to go about approaching a day on the slopes. The Desert Sun.