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Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/07/2013
Mount Shasta (14,179 ft) and Castle Crags Dome.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
12/18/2015
View from one of the fishing piers in Southside Community Park in Sacramento.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
01/09/2015
Heading down the trail to the American River.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
01/09/2015
Cormorants enjoying the American River.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
01/09/2015
Looking down the American River.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
01/09/2015
Ducks are often spotted along the American River.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date:
01/09/2015
The Sacramento skyline from Sutter's Landing.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
04/15/2012
California native wildflowers.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
04/15/2012
Ravine Falls in the spring.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/13/2015
Views over Shasta's southern slope.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/13/2015
Views of Mount Shasta (14,179 ft) in the backcountry.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/09/2013
Exposed earth of the "diggins" mining pit at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/09/2013
High pressure water monitors were once used to blast the hillsides in search of gold. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/18/2014
Highway 49 was named in honor of the gold rush. The highway's crossing at the S crossing at the South Fork Yuba River offers visitors a scenic destination to cool off on warm days.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/09/2013
Viewpoints above the South Fork Yuba River along the Point Defiance Loop Trail.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
04/17/2013
Valley Oak in the spring.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
03/14/2015
The Sacramento Valley.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
01/11/2014
Chaparral regrowth after a fire.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
01/11/2014
A large rock formation overlooks the gorge area.