Re: Another day on the Madera Sugar Pine Grades

Exploring to the left of my truck (east) I quickly found the grade heading back towards Roundtree Saddle:


You are looking north. The railroad grade followed the east side of the ridge line from the bottom of the incline down to Roundtree Saddle. I suspect the grade never actually made it to the saddle, but continued on the eastern side of it for several more miles.

Here's a view looking from the grade south towards the bottom of the incline:

The plethora of fallen trees makes it difficult to trace many of these old grades.

Walking a few feet further south and I came upon the switch area between the "mainline" and the spur that took off to the left:


Below is a map of what I think the track plan was at the bottom of the incline:


To be continued...