Just climbed the hill from Spring Creek and stepped onto Flume Trail. I realize I've done photos from here but this is a great hike. A literal flume ran through here taking water to the "rockers" in Rockerville so gold could be separated.
The flume ran through this tunnel but I want you to think about a miner entering this type of tunnel each day to work. Many rode a cable operated "elevator" 400' into the earth for their day of mining. In our ghost towns class on Saturday the instructor talked about one miner in the Carbonate Camp area who opened the door to enter the "elevator" and stepped off into a several hundred foot drop.
Looking down from Flume Trail to Spring Creek. The water is high from a very snowy winter.
Sheridan Lake runoff that I thought created an interesting shot. I'm about 40' above the water.
This looked like a lot of fun. They could paddle with their oar or pedal their feet. Sheridan Lake draws boaters and sport fishing people to their campground early in the year.
Temperature today was 40 degrees on the hike but about 8 degrees warmer at our house back in the valley.
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