Sonora Library, CA
Smith Station Meadow, where one heads to the left to Greeley Hill and Coulterville and to the right to the Crane Flat/Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite.
Panning up and to the right from near the top of Smith Peak but below the USFS lookout, the gorge of the main fork of the Tuolumne River after it leaves Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
From the Cherry Valley Road, a view of Yosemite's north-western granite mountains.
The main fork of the Tuolumne River at a fairly low level given the light winter snow and precipitation.
A photo of the Tuolumne River from a break in the trees along a powerline.
Zooming in....
A rather docile-looking Tuolumne River -- perhaps because of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir upstream.
The Kirkwood Powerhouse, part of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy project.
A shot of the Cherry Valley Dam and Lake Lloyd, which most call Cherry Lake. It is also part of the Hetch Hetchy Project.
A shot from the dam, where "No Parking" is allowed. [My truck was idling in Neutral.]
A view from the middle of the dam to the far end of the lake.
Panning left from the photo above, which gives one some idea of the size of Cherry Lake/Reservoir.
Panning farther left we see a point where I believe the campground is located. While the campground is listed as being open until the end of October, it was closed for repairs.
And to the left again; believe there is a boat-launching ramp somewhere in this cove.
A shot along the road on the top of the dam; to the rear is the road to Kibbie Ridge and trailheads to Lake Eleanor, Kibbie Lake, and the Emigrant Wilderness.
On my many backpack trips from Kibbie Ridge, I often stoppped to see if there were any rises on Cherry Creek below the dam. Not only don't recall every seeing any, but there never seemed to be many fishermen trying their luck.
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Links:
- Wikipedia article on Hetch Hetchy
- Website on San Francisco's Measure F, draining Hetch Hetchy
Su 28 Oct Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Tuolumne - N.F. Tuolumne River bd
M 29 Oct Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Tuolumne - Mono Vista - N.F. Tuolumne River bd
T 30 Oct Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Sonora Library - Modesto Resv CG
W 31 Oct Actual Route: Modesto Resv CG - Waterford - Oakdale - Tuolumne Lib - N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd
Th 1 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Sonora Lib - Tuolumne - N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd
F 2 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Sonora Lib - Standard - Tuolumne - N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd
Sa 3 Nov Route: N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd - Sonora Lib - Tuolumne - N.F. Tuolumne Riv bd
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Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
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