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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
Signs along Highway 395 mark the access road to the Cottonwood Creek Charcoal Kilns.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
A dirt parking area sits beside the fenced-in kilns.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
Constructed of clay bricks, the kilns have suffered the effects of weathering.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
The upper opening through which wood was stacked inside the kilns.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
The kilns are a California historic site, but the plaque that was once present has gone missing.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
The eroded clay kilns let visitors get a good look inside.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
The Sierra Nevada once supplied the kilns with wood.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
Cottonwood Creek Charcoal Kilns.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/18/2018
A historical plaque placed by the Clampers sits near Highway 395 along the dirt access road.