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Back: Surprise Valley, Warner Mountains Outback Tour through the Shasta Trinity Tour.
The north fork of the Salmon River, the Russian Wilderness, Sawyers
Bar and the amazing Salmon River Gorge, the Klamath River ... there's still more. :-)
While all the pages that have links are up, I do not consider this section complete. I need to go back again, and ask
different questions this time. Still, one can get the feel of the river, wonderful as it is ... The Travel Tour pages are not yet complete either, so please grant me your pardon, these too will come. :-)
Gazelle Mountain Pass from Weed, California.
A bit of mining history ... Callahan, California.
On our way on Sawyers Bar Road ... stopping creekside: page 1, page 2 and page 3.
The view from Etna Summit - I think ... the mountains go on and on ...
Stopping on the road to Taylor Lake ... mountain vistas surround.
Hiking to Taylor Lake, one several mountain lakes in the Russian Wilderness.
Taylor Lake in the Russian Wilderness.
Granitic Ridges set boundaries in NoWhere ...
Saucy Water Flows in NoWhere ...
... a coquettish wiggle ... & peaceful demure ... Russian Creek.
Russian Creek's saucy flow just above Sawyers Bar ...
The beautiful ... breathtaking Salmon River above Sawyers Bar ...
A bit of mining history ... Sawyers Bar, the best preserved mining town in the old west.
Slow down dagnamit!
General Store from the Old West
...and wildflowers crowd the present.
... but there are those who hang on.
... & those who don't ... still the old west lives on.
... & the past wends a graceful path in Sawyers Bar.
... while the old west lives on ...
... & those hardy vines persist into the present ...
The Historic Church of Sawyers Bar: The church on the hill, the cross in the graveyard and
the graveyard proclaims life ... and we wonder.
Leaving Sawyers Bar ... which road to take?
The lowering sun illuminates NoWhere on the south fork of the Salmon River.
... & NoWhere sparkles ...
... & stories from our past whisper ... on the south fork of the Salmon River ... in NoWhere.
... & stories from our past whisper ... in Forks of the Salmon, page 1 and page 2.
The Many Faces and Wonders of the Salmon River Gorge:
The journey begins ... the Salmon River Gorge in California.
... & creeks add their perspective to the river ...
A rafter's paradise: Bloomer Falls ... a class IV rapid.
... river's tranquility sets the mood in summer's longer days...
... & creeks add their flow to the Salmon River.
... speaking to summer's gentle meander ...
Summer's Artistry Crafting Light and Shadow.
... & rocky precipices harbor water sparkling & clear ...
... & summer's artistry frames light limned water ...
... & nature's palette paints light in water and stone ...
... & nature's fault crafts primordial stone ...
... chiseled stone shapes river's peaceful pools ...
... Leafy Bowers shape walls of stone ...
... emerald waters settle in placid pools ...
... and the river meanders a peaceful path ...
... the river flows emerald and deep ...
... and rapids route the gorge ...
... and emerald pools glitter with facets of light ...
... and river gorge carved treacherous and deep ...
... and nature's palette blends in glorious hue ...
... and the many faces carved in stone ...
... leaf and stone complement river's emerald hue ...
... breathtaking artistry ... stone and emerald waters ...
... and stone palisades carving stairways ...
... Nature's deft palette painting stream and banks ...
... Breathtaking Artistry ... leaf, stone and water's flow ...
... Nature's complex history, creating sublime artistry ...
... and trees descend the banks ... matching river's sublime artistry ...
... and the bridge at wooley creek ...
... the beautiful Salmon River meets the Klamath River near Somes Bar, California.
... the Klamath River from the bridge at the meeting of the Salmon ...
... and leaf and stone complement river's emerald hue ...
... and the river flows ... Klamath Opulence ...
... the old west lives on ... Hamburg Store - Hotel.
Next: The Shasta Trinity Tour of Northern California including Mt Shasta, Waterfalls,
Castle Crags, the Sacramento River and other ...
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