My Trip West (May/June 2009) to Jellystone, Tetons, Snake River in Idaho and Sierra Club Service Trip in the Plumas-Eureka Park to repair trails Click above link for photos shown in slide show;There are many of this magnificent old Gold Mining area.
MC for the Ken Stern (Letterman) top ten list of why one should never go on a Sierra Service Trip again...
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Shoshone Falls
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Photos below of first part of trip THROUGH JELLYSTONE, tHE TETONS AND SNAKE RIVER OF IDAHO.
Also, I copied some photos from Alan, Craig and Dave who were more diligent photographers than I.
Click here for link to Alan Butt's wonderful Sierra Trip Photos.
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| Deer Herd at Dusk -Yellowstone | Lots of Snow and high waters | Incredible views |
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| Many, many eruptions | Old Faithful erupted within a minute after I arrived at the Inn | |
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| Ouch! hot water pools everywhere | Jellystone scene | Formations |
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| and the meal was also excellant | Musicians at Mercado 28 | Celing in Old Faithful Inn |
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| Lobby fireplace | More pools | Near the Massacre Rocks State Park where I stayed are tracks of the old California Trail |
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| More Yellowstone views | ||
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Bubbling
Mud pies | Buffalo Herds | |
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| The Snake River is Amazingly beautiful | Near Massacre Rock | |
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| Snake is nesting area for Swans and birdlife | Hikers from Truckee | Incredible Snake River |
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| Vire up trail of Falls in distance | Shoshone sacred place | Tahoe Mtn area |
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| Difficult Hiking/climbing to top where Evel did his Falls jump | ||
| Sierra Club Service Trip Photos mostly from Craig Hillock below: | ||
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| Sierra Club Service Trip Group gathered at Plumas Eureka Park, California | Starting a gold mining walk with 91 year old Bob | Bob had the story on the entire history of Gold Mining there |
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| Cleanning up around Park Gold Mine exhibit | Jean and I spent much time talking about our Appalacian Trail adventures | At Entrance to old gold mine circa 1850's |
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| Heather, Pete and I were generally first for happy hour (wine and Beer furnished by Dave) | Craig Hillock at Wades Lake at altitude of arounf 9k+ | Campfire at Group Site |
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| Craig dipping in Jamison's Creek. Water was temp of Maine Ocean. 4 of us, including Heather, partook of this pleasure.... | On the trail again | Heavy, heavy....(Ken is behind me with Craig and Eric on other side) |
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