Debra and I took a very nice ride through the Gold Country on the hunt for wildflowers. We were not disappointed. The route we took was as follows:
From Modesto we went Hwy 132 east towards Coulterville
Priest Coulterville to Old Priest Grade (What a fun drive!)
Down PGR to Moccasin (Watch out for cars with smokin brakes)
Jacksonville Road to Sonora (Lunch at Emberz)
Columbia to Parrots Ferry
Hwy 4 to Avery/Sheep Ranch
Sheep Ranch to Murphys (Wine Tasting at Hatcher)
Hwy 4 back to Stockton and home.
Sights along the way:
Tuolumne River at Hwy 132
Hwy 132 Tuolumne River
The old bridge
Old Bridge taken from the new Bridge
New bridge on the Tuolumne taken from the Kayak launch
Historic La Grange Arch Bridge
Looking east from the La Grange arch bridge. This canal comes from Don Pedro
lake Don Pedro from Hwy 132
My family’s old Lake house between McCLure and Don Pedro. It has seen better days.
Lake McClure taken near Couterville
Co-Pilot and Fighter Jet
Lupine
Pallette
Priest Coulterville Road display
More Lupine
Mining claim near Maxwell Creek
College Fund Mining Claim
Poppies
Lupine, Poppies and Indian Paintbrush
Mariposite in a road cut near Couterville
Lupine
Poppies
Maxwell Creek
Near Moccasin Point
Power station at Moccasin
Hetch Hetchy water coming down Priest Grade
Brood Stock
Purina Trout Chow
Water Thieves
Temple of Excess
Put and Take factory
Brood stock
Hatchery at Moccasin
East end of Don Pedro
Jacksonville Bridge on Don Pedro
Mariposite and Lichen
New Melones near Parrots Ferry
Parrots Ferry
Closeup Parrots Ferry Bridge
Murphys
Old Friend on Hwy 4
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