LONO100
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this post has a ton of pics but i thought i would share to all the nor-cal members and even nevada and so-cal members this beautiful place called the stanislaus nat'l forest. warning: this post is picture heavy!
this particular spot on the river is called candy rock. there are crazy places to cliff dive from, ill post some youtube video. being the old man that i am, i didnt attempt any jumps, my dog has a tendency to do what i do and i didnt want to risk him following me in.
this place is about a 2.5 hour drive from the bay area. basically, you get on 4 east and just keep driving until you get to about angels camp. then just look for forestry road called hunter dam road. its a quick little turn that you can miss very easily so be on the look out. the forestry road is pretty smooth but about a mile in it gets a little rougher, but not too much. then its a fairly easy drive into the gorge with beautiful views for about 5 miles. the road will end and thats where you have to set out on foot. its a short climb down to the river bank and form there its all gravy.
the dogs were pretty juiced to be going on a road trip
in these pics you can somewhat see how the river cuts and carves these ridges. you can see on the left of the first picture the little dirt trail that leads you to the bottom.
here's a few pics where we stopped to take in more of the view
dogs were loving the view
here's the mrs. with the trac
these are a few cool shots i took using a little pool of water that was from the rains. there were still tadpoles in it trying to grow legs before the puddle dried up
here's a shot of a little rapid section on this river
a couple more
the water and current cut these crazy holes into the granite and i am not kidding when i say that the rocks are smoother than glass.
here's an artsy shot i took of the mrs. while she was sunbathing
the dogs had a blast
a couple more shots as we left
hope you guys liked the pics. if anyone in cali needs more info on this place just hit me up. just when i thought ive seen all of california, i find another gem like this. this river is 64 miles long and you could explore it for weeks. im going to plan another trip out there in a few weeks and maybe do a little fishing.
this particular spot on the river is called candy rock. there are crazy places to cliff dive from, ill post some youtube video. being the old man that i am, i didnt attempt any jumps, my dog has a tendency to do what i do and i didnt want to risk him following me in.
this place is about a 2.5 hour drive from the bay area. basically, you get on 4 east and just keep driving until you get to about angels camp. then just look for forestry road called hunter dam road. its a quick little turn that you can miss very easily so be on the look out. the forestry road is pretty smooth but about a mile in it gets a little rougher, but not too much. then its a fairly easy drive into the gorge with beautiful views for about 5 miles. the road will end and thats where you have to set out on foot. its a short climb down to the river bank and form there its all gravy.
the dogs were pretty juiced to be going on a road trip
in these pics you can somewhat see how the river cuts and carves these ridges. you can see on the left of the first picture the little dirt trail that leads you to the bottom.
here's a few pics where we stopped to take in more of the view
dogs were loving the view
here's the mrs. with the trac
these are a few cool shots i took using a little pool of water that was from the rains. there were still tadpoles in it trying to grow legs before the puddle dried up
here's a shot of a little rapid section on this river
a couple more
the water and current cut these crazy holes into the granite and i am not kidding when i say that the rocks are smoother than glass.
here's an artsy shot i took of the mrs. while she was sunbathing
the dogs had a blast
a couple more shots as we left
hope you guys liked the pics. if anyone in cali needs more info on this place just hit me up. just when i thought ive seen all of california, i find another gem like this. this river is 64 miles long and you could explore it for weeks. im going to plan another trip out there in a few weeks and maybe do a little fishing.
