Re: Madera Sugar Pine Then and Now and some exploring...
| June 08, 2020 11:14AM |
I had to wade through a forest of burnt Manzanita bushes to follow the grade:
We are looking back down the spur towards the main grade which is about 1000 feet away.
The spur curved around until it was headed south then stopped on a platform of rocks:
I retraced my steps and went back to the main grade. This is what the junction looked like:
The spur branch off to the right where the thick brush is located while the main grade curved to the left.
We returned to my truck ending a pleasant 2.5 hour hike in the woods. Here's a couple of artifacts I saw that don't want to give away the location:
What appears to be a log car spring that was sitting by itself on a rock below the right of way. Probably had a minor wreck at this location.
A stub switch bridle. This was away from the right of way and is not visible while standing on the grade. I only stumbled into it when I heeded the call of nature and found it behind a tree.
Too be continued with a map of the spur tomorrow...
We are looking back down the spur towards the main grade which is about 1000 feet away.
The spur curved around until it was headed south then stopped on a platform of rocks:
I retraced my steps and went back to the main grade. This is what the junction looked like:
The spur branch off to the right where the thick brush is located while the main grade curved to the left.
We returned to my truck ending a pleasant 2.5 hour hike in the woods. Here's a couple of artifacts I saw that don't want to give away the location:
What appears to be a log car spring that was sitting by itself on a rock below the right of way. Probably had a minor wreck at this location.
A stub switch bridle. This was away from the right of way and is not visible while standing on the grade. I only stumbled into it when I heeded the call of nature and found it behind a tree.
Too be continued with a map of the spur tomorrow...
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