Camping at Mammoth Lakes

This picture of my brother, sister (far right), mother, Schatzie and me was taken at Mammoth Lakes in 1950. Aren't the kerchiefs cute? Mother often tied a kerchief around our head if she thought we might get cold or if we had our hair in rollers.

We lived in Bishop while dad worked for DWP on a water project. Mammoth Lakes is less than 50 miles away and we often went camping there. Dad enjoyed fishing the lakes and mother would fry the trout he caught for dinner.

The car is a Kaiser. Dad served on a carrier in the navy during WWII and became familiar with the Kaiser name as Kaiser Shipyards built landing craft and more ships than any other builder. After the war, Kaiser teamed with Joseph Frazer and produced cars and I think dad was their best customer. I remember dad backing this car into a tree and though it did no damage to either the car or the tree, mother teased him about it for the longest time.