{"id":25352,"date":"2019-11-11T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=25352"},"modified":"2019-12-20T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T04:00:46","slug":"november-11-2019-mount-whitney-chidago-canyon-and-benton-hot-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2019\/11\/11\/november-11-2019-mount-whitney-chidago-canyon-and-benton-hot-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"November 11, 2019  Mount Whitney, Chidago Canyon, and Benton Hot Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25312\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant.jpg 850w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-195x123.jpg 195w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On a drive up to Mono Lake, this morning began in Lone Pine, and we took a little time to shoot the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Mount Whitney. \u00a0The first two images below are of Whitney, and Lone Pine Peak is the third image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney-300x179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney-206x123.jpg 206w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930_Whitney.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney-226x123.jpg 226w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7930bw_Whitney.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine-197x123.jpg 197w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7934_Lone-Pine.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>North we headed on 395 towards Mono Lake, but I wanted explore the area between Toms Place and the Chalfont Valley first. \u00a0I looked at a map and found a road called &#8220;Chidago Canyon Road.&#8221; \u00a0It was a nice and easy high-country drive eastward on unpaved roads to a little pass, and then, wa-la, we were on Chidago Canyon Road. \u00a0 The road again was very easy for my 2WD Xterra. \u00a0The scenery in the immediate vicinity of the road was ho-hum until we entered a spectacular and narrow (though shallow) canyon of orange-red rocks. \u00a0The light for photography was rather harsh at midday, but this little canyon was a very nice surprise! \u00a0 There is a petroglyph area on the eastern end of the road that we did not visit. \u00a0I was not aware of it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-25352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant-202x123.jpg 202w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7394_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-300x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-195x123.jpg 195w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7397_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant-196x123.jpg 196w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7398_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant-202x123.jpg 202w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant-184x123.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7407b_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant-181x123.jpg 181w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7409_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant-186x123.jpg 186w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7415_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant-184x123.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7417_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant-194x123.jpg 194w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7420_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant-184x123.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7423_Chalfant.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were dumped out on U.S. 6, between Bishop and Benton, with the fabulous White Mountains looming just to our east. \u00a0The highest peak in this range is &#8212; you guessed it &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Mountain_Peak\">White Mountain<\/a>. \u00a0Maybe it was white on the other side. \u00a0White Mountain tops out at 14,252 feet, and Wikipedia says that it is &#8220;the fourteenth most topographically prominent peak in the contiguous United States.&#8221; \u00a0Maybe it is easier just to say that it is the 14th highest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-25352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7940_White-Mtns.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns-184x123.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7945_White-Mtns.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns-200x123.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191111_7948_White-Mtns.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I had never visited Benton, except for a very quick drive-by in 2018. \u00a0We stopped for lunch, and there wasn&#8217;t much to see in this small town. \u00a0Benton Hot Springs was more photogenic (below). \u00a0It was worth an hour or so of our time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: 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