The Sweetwater Mountain Range is under attack by exclusionary elitists who want to make it Wilderness. It is also NOT in the current inventory of the USFS as a road, so it could go away for this reason alone. WE MUST STOP THIS and Save Our Sweetwaters. Visit this site to help. http://www.savethesweetwaters.org |
TOPIC: Sweetwaters Trip, July 2003
Joined by Preston Birdwell, The Gilded Moon,
and Reno DiTullio, Achilles Photography
Our convoy of three at Star City, Preston's Toyota in the rear; Reno's new GMC in the middle and Del's Liberty in front. | In the 1880's, Belfort, CA, was a thriving mining town, with only a couple buildings like this left now. We camped near here, at 10,400 feet elevation. | |||
Moon set over a rhyolite mountain top, 5am in the morning, standing on top of the world -- Mt. Patterson, 11, 672 elevation. | Reno fights the wind on top of Mt. Patterson (11, 672') as he tries to catch the moon set and mountain peaks. | |||
Reno says this is Wheeler Peak (near the top of Silverado Canyon). Whatever, even without clouds, this is a spectacular view. Real sky color, too. | Snow was around, but scarce. This water-melted snow cave was a very refreshing stop. Photo by RenoDitullio (with Del's camera) | |||
Sweetwaters Trip July 2003 P.2