Gold Country: Highway 49 from Sonora to Auburn (02.22-23.2014)
Trip Report
Hike Map
Columbia State Historic Park, old structures
Columbia State Historic Park, old structures
Columbia State Historic Park, grinding stones and equipment
Columbia State Historic Park, grinding stone
Columbia State Historic Park
Gold panning, anyone? Columbia State Historic Park.
Old Wells Fargo Building, Columbia State Historic Park.
Firehouse, Columbia State Historic Park.
I found a wildflower. Yay!
Schoolhouse, Columbia State Historic Park.
Cemetery, Columbia State Historic Park.
Hastily made grave marker.
Many people died young
Fell down a shaft.
Another young one.
Schoolhouse, Columbia State Historic Park.
Wagon, Columbia State Historic Park.
Wagon, Columbia State Historic Park.
Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Stamp at Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Morteros at Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, looking down towards the American River South Fork. Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
The old jailhouse in Coloma.
This does not look comfortable.
The old jailhouse in Coloma.
The old jailhouse in Coloma.
The old jailhouse in Coloma.
The old jailhouse in Coloma.
A replica of Sutter's Mill, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
The actual site of Sutter's Mill (no longer standing). James Marshall was building the mill when he discovered gold in the river.
The actual gold discovery site. A bit of a sludgy channel Marshall dredged in the river to divert water to the mill.
