We're not in any hurry, that's for sure! That is the whole point of the trip as far as we're concerned-and I'm having a ball! We've been out 5 days (yes, Gary, we will make it to 10!) and we've gone approx. 100 miles-don't care! I'll try to comment on the pictures...
This is how 49 looks after Mariposa....It's not as bad as people made it out to be, and I'm glad I pushed for us to try it. Can you see that little ribbon of blue? That's the Merced River and just to the right of it is Bagby Recreation Area-our 2nd stop (Chukchansi was our first on Friday night) in the adventure. This is a real find-so close to home, yet far removed from the city life. The sites have water and elect; you need to go in with empty tanks 'cause there's no sewer. It's a popular spot for fishing and has a dock to launch boats. We ended up staying 3 days! Somewhere between Mariposa and Bagby I was pulled over by CHP, who gave me a fix-it ticket. That was Saturady, and we agreed it would be more efficient if I took care of it while still close to Mariposa, so we waited till Monday. By the time we got all our chores done in town it was too late to take off!
The "children" a bunch of turkeys-woke us each morning, sometime after dawn. They seem to be comfortable around people.....
This is a view of the Merced I'd never seen before.....it's flowing out of Yosemite! Jack is checking the trail for gold..the ranger opened the gate to the primitive camping area for usand this is one of the sites up there....
Gentleman Jack or Farmer Jack-I don't know which- is enjoying his new toy (metal detector) and his first love, fishing.
This is hard to pinpoint the rig-it's that little white spot in the middle of the pix-but I wanted you to get an idea of what the camp looks like.
New day, new adventure! Jack is waiting for the vehicle that will take us down to the Sutter Gold Mine in Jackson. As you can see, we don't travel very far in one day! It's a real mine, and is hoping to be back in production by August. There was a video before we took the tour, and was very informative. Very cold down there!
This is the entrance to one of the mines. The Co. owns about 17 of them, and plans to operate the tours while still mining.
This is a half ton cartused to bring the ore out. The donkeys and other animals lived there entire life down in the mone. While that sounds cruel to us, our guide said they were treated better than people....Hmmmmm
Brett is explaining some of the equipment in thet Safety room....and told us how safe it is.....Hmmmmm.
That's me riding shotgun on the vehicle. We're staying at Jackson Rancheria tonite....will keep you all informed where I am!
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Oh my gosh, we didn't even get to give you guys a hug before you left. But I'm so happy for you, it's going to be such a fun and relaxing trip ... at least by the looks of these pictures. What a great camping spot right there on the river with not another person in sight, it seems. Have a super time, and I can't wait to see what adventures you have together.
I'm using Ken's computer so it's going to say Ken . . . it's really me, your buddy Janice!
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