Re: Another day on the Madera Sugar Pine Grades

The trestle in the background of the Then photo is gone, but the bench for one of the bents is visible in the lower part of this photo:


Now, where is that incline?
I decided to snoop around a little at this curve in the road. Hiking about 30 feet up the hill to the south I spied this:


The bottom 30 feet or so was hidden by small trees, brush, and activities near the road that removed all traces visible from the road.
Here's a photo looking down from the same vantage point. you can see my truck parked approximately where the Then and Now photos were taken.


Hiking a little further upgrade, it was quite clear that this was the incline:


Since it was now around 11:30 am, I decided that I would need to hike this at a later date. We drove over to Jones Store on Beasore Road for some of the best burgers you can get in the woods and a slice of homemade blueberry/apple pie with ice cream:


Gotta keep the wife happy!

Sometime in the next few weeks I plan to return and hike to the top of the big incline. I'll be sure to take photos...