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| Sierra Foothills Mother Lode Country Coast Range Links Changes & Updates | |||
| New photos here January 17 and here and here January 25, 2012 (captions in red) | |||
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| Train in southern Sierra foothills, Kern County | Looking north from Highway 58, Kern County | Near Highway 58, Kern County |
Along Highway 49, Madera County |
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| Mist above the Chowchilla River |
Live oak, Mariposa County |
Mariposa hillside | Millerton Lake, San Joaquin River |
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San Joaquin Gorge (formerly known as Squaw Leap) |
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| Burl on blue oak at San Joaquin Gorge | Foot bridge across San Joaquin River | Shooting stars | Sierra snow from San Joaquin Gorge |
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| Pine Flat Dam | Kings River below Pine Flat | Lichen on rock | Water Tank in Raymond |
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| Lupines near Kings River | Near Highway 41 north of Fresno | C.E.
Quick Ranch, Ben Hur Road |
Kings River above Pine Flat |
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| Basalt outcropping, Table Mountain area | Sycamores by the Kings River | Mountains in Kings Canyon National Park from above Pine Flat Lake | Oak near Kings River |
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| Millerton Lake | Little Table Mountain, Madera County - Spring and Summer | Spider webs in foothill grass | |
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| Sky Harbor Road near Fresno | Oak near Sky Harbor Road | Oak near Mariposa | Pond near Mariposa |
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| Table Mountain, Fresno County |
San Joaquin River at Friant | Orange lichen on rock near Kings River, Garnet Dike Road | Frosty morning near Oakhurst |
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| Fall color at Pine Flat Camp | Pine Flat Dam | Pine Flat Dam & Kings River | Bull Pine at Pine Flat Camp |
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| Old corral on Garnet Dike Road above Pine Flat Reservoir | Cattle chute, Cathey's Valley, Highway 140 CA |
Wood railroad trestle along Santa Fe Drive, Merced County CA |
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| Old corral along Highway 41, Madera County | Rock wall, Ben Hur Road, Mariposa County | Close-up of wall | Spring in Ben Hur |
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| Scenes from the Telegraph Fire, Mariposa County, July 2008 | |||
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| Looking toward the Merced River Canyon (Telegraph Fire) | Redinger Lake on the San Joaquin River | Snow near Highway 58 east of Bakersfield | Split boulder at Hensley Reservoir, Madera County, CA |
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| Mushroom rock near Hensley Reservoir | Close to the rock | Fractured rock near Hensley | Big flowers at Hensley |
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| A mini-dome at Hensley | Dead oaks on the skyline | Blue oak at Hensley | Snow on Deadwood Mountain from Hensley |
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| A distant view of Deadwood | Signal Peak from Hensley | Snowy mountains south of Yosemite, seen from Hensley | Snow on the lower foothills |
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| The fenced off park area contrasts with grazing land | Hensley Lake and road to boat ramp | Hensley Reservoir | A view from above the campground |
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| Rocks and oaks near Hensley | Fiddlenecks brighten the Sierra foothill landscape | Rotary Park in Clovis also serves as a catch basin for storm runoff | Ducks in the dugout |
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| Giant puffball mushrooms, above Road 620 in Madera County | Big enough to use as a football | My favorite foothill tree, the manzanita | Black oak tree |
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| A good buckeye crop | Mullein, bent but unbroken | Pine Flat reservoir from above Sky Ranch Road | Gnarly blue oak |
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| Frost-covered spider web above Oakhurst (Jennifer Neely photo) | Oak at sunset, Hensley Reservoir, Madera County | Wild oats at Hensley | Rancheria Creek by Ben Hur Road, Mariposa County CA |
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| Buckeye and lichen-covered rock by Rancheria Creek | Oaks and grass by Old Highway, Mariposa CA | Falls on Pegleg Creek near Highway 49, Mariposa County | Indian grinding holes in granite above the falls |
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| The rock seems to be holding the oak in place | Hensley Lake, December 2011 | Shuteye Peak & Eagle Beaks above San Joaquin River | Hensley Reservoir, Madera County |
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| Side hill oak near Lake Millerton, Fresno County | Split rock at San Joaquin Gorge (Squaw Leap) | ||
| Mother Lode Country | |||
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| Old fence at the edge of Plymouth on Highway 49 | Marker at former Calaveras County Courthouse in Mokelumne Hill | The Hotel Leger (former courthouse) | Marker at Columbia |
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| Downtown Columbia | Not all buildings in Columbia are well-preserved | Switchbacks on steep old roads lead to mines hidden in the hills between Coulterville & Bagby | Merced River canyon & Yosemite Valley from Hwy 49 near top of Bagby Grade |
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| Old concrete and rock work at site of Pine Tree Mine, near top of Bagby Grade | Looking down Bagby Grade | Marker at site of Mt. Ophir mine & mint | Remains of rock walled building at Mt. Ophir mine site on Highway 49 |
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| Old Barn at Mt. Bullion | View of Signal Peak from Mt. Bullion | Old Masonic Hall in Mariposa, now the Sixth Street Cinema | Old Oddfellows Lodge in Mariposa - note iron shutters on upper floor |
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| Historic marker, Agua Fria town site | Location of Agua Fria | Yosemite Valley from Highway 49 north of Bear Valley | Old barn in Hornitos |
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| San Luis Reservoir | Windmill near Parkfield | Old water tank, Parkfield | Hay field near Parkfield |
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| Woodpecker larder tree | Windmill near San Ramon | San Luis Reservoir | Bull Pine near Parkfield |
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| Ranch near Parkfield | Foothills near Parkfield | Brodeia near San Luis | |
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| Oaks and hay fields near Parkfield | |||
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| On Highway 46 between Paso Robles & Cambria | Shaky Ground - the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield | On Highway 46 near Paso Robles | |
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| Cholame Creek, north of Parkfield | Cliff by Parkfield-Coalinga Road | Remnant of old fence near road | V-6 Ranch Gate |
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| Newly cut hay north of Parkfield | A closer look | Poppies and other wildflowers near junction of Highways 41 and 46 | Flowers on green hills near Parkfield |
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| Beach at Jenner CA | |||
All photos copyright © 2002-2012 by Dick Estel or other photographers as indicated. Permission granted for personal use only; commercial use prohibited.
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Updated January 25, 2012