California 2007

MIddle Fork Feather, Salmon River, Bald Rock Canyon, South Silver, Yosemite, Santa Cruz, Point Reyes, Armstrong Woods

Greg H on the Middle Fork of the Feather, 5/15/07 Eric N on the Middle Feather, Day 1 of 3, about 900 cfs Rattlesnake in camp First camp Eric N entering Franklin Canyon on the Middle Feather Greg H at Franklin Falls Lunch stop on day 2 Eric H A typical downstream view Greg and Eric Eric H boat-scouting The view from second camp Helmet on, always ready for crazy dreams Eric H cooking up some gourmet water at second camp The heart of Devil's Canyon Eric N's nirvana Eric H Eric H on line, day 3 of the Middle Feather A jumbled mess above, and a beautiful ledge drop Taking the high road Helicopter, nothing to do here but run it The take-out at Milsap Bar Torsades-de-Roches. Rock imitates snake A side creek at Milsap Bar A watersnake at Milsap Bar A family of 4 (almost) South Fork of the Salmon Entering the amusement park Careening through the South Salmon Eric H in a narrow gorge Jay on South Salmon The gorge exit Eric powering through the last of the South Salmon gorge A beautiful night in the Salmon wilderness Eric N on the main Salmon Eric H dealing with some heavy water Eric N leading the way The foreboding entrance to Bald Rock Canyon The secret instructions to life finally revealed The upper reaches of Bald Rock Canyon, 5/20/07, about 800 cfs Eric H, a little to the left of good Eric N above the portage The Atom Bomb portage, seives to the left, to the right, and everywhere Dave S, more ropework on the portage Looking back at the must-make ferry, the unknown slots of doom to the left Atom Bomb Falls, the visible bottom third Atom Bomb camp Dropping in for day 2 of Bald Rock Typical downstream view More granite A 30-foot horizon line at Curtain Falls Granite dome I wish they'd have warned us sooner The easy way out, or a 12 mile flatwater paddle Eric N on Autobahn at South Silver Creek South Silver Creek, 5/22/07, medium level Eric N at the teacups and Skyscraper Eric and Eric Eric H Half Dome at Yosemite, 5/22 Half Dome by the half moon, faint climber's lights visible up on the cliff face Tenaya Canyon and Half Dome Dog Lake Lembert Dome Charlotte on Lembert Dome A decent place for a picnic On the summit of Mount Everest, barefoot, with just a daypack Yosemite Falls Good times Lower Yosemite Valley by twilight Charlotte in the meadows El Capitan to the left, Bridalveil Falls to the right, and a distant Half Dome Charlotte with a full view of Yosemite Valley The Grizzly Giant, with people at the left base for scale A giant sequoia Charlotte in the Mariposa Grove Lighthouse near Santa Cruz and Halfmoon Bay Golden Gate Campsite at Point Reyes, 5/25/07 A cold and windy beach at Point Reyes Seashore The Sculptured Beach Wildflowers at Point Reyes A carpet of clover, Armstrong Woods Walking through the redwood forest, 5/26 A fallen giant Patterns of wood Ferns and clover Charlotte's head explodes! Driving through the wine country near Sonoma