The rush of the water is very swift and chilly, there can be rocks..primarily based on the yearly snowfall. The lakes are so amazingly pristine and beautiful they don't look real. Appropriately there are a few named perfectly..Emerald, Turquoise, Tourmaline . You can see the fish dozens of feet at the bottom of Laurel Lake right outside of Mammoth. To go there you would need a rugged 4 wheel drive vehicle and a lot of nerve!. Depending on the weather this road may be closed. The camping i