There are so many NG Routes I have not heard of?
Now I'll save this one to my other searches and read up on it,,,,,,When you mentioned Owens Valley, It struck a Memory Cord in my mind!
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=owens+valley+california
I know where that it is, never had a Clue this ran thru that area, be it I usually drive thru on one of Local Freeways...... Which? Just so happens we do lots of Family Camping in the Summers in Sierra Nevada Range, beautiful area, except those Forest have succumbed a lot too the Current Extreme Drought and Forest Fires in the last 10 yrs..........:'(
Despite the rain and snow,
about 80 percent of California remains in extreme drought this week, according to the most recent US Drought Monitor report. ... More than 28 percent of California is under exceptional drought, the most severe category. The US Drought Monitor report for Dec. 14, 2021.1 day ago.
Unfortunately our Politicians have been real good on mismanagement of Water, and now it is really showing up as more Arid areas in this once beautiful area that had large lakes......
https://www.google.com/search?q=Rai...UJkgEFNC41LjGYAQCgAQHIARLAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz