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Miocene Canal trail, West Branch Feather River, near Paradise, CA, April 6, 2014

On Sunday morning, April 6, 2014, my friend Tim and I took a healthy jaunt on a part of the flumes of the PG&E-maintained Miocene Canal trail along the West Branch Feather River just to the east of Paradise, Calif. While, I typically hike on the Hendricks Canal flumes above DaSabla, this trail is quite dramatic with its views and narrow catwalks, and the water of the Feather River's West Branch was flowing with lots of power, thanks to the good month of rain and snow we had in March. All images ŠAlan Sheckter / AlSheck@comcast.net.
Can't go THAT way
Can't go THAT way		 Flume flows under the trail
Flume flows under the trail		 Tim on the Miocene Canal trail
Tim on the Miocene Canal trail		 One of the many Miocene Canal trail catwalks
One of the many Miocene Canal trail catwalks		 Resident newt
Resident newt
Resident slug
Resident slug		 West Branch Feather River
West Branch Feather River		 Resident newt
Resident newt		 Miocene Canal trail catwalk
Miocene Canal trail catwalk		 Miocene Canal trail catwalk
Miocene Canal trail catwalk
Miocene Canal trail catwalk
Miocene Canal trail catwalk		 Mining claim marker, with map in little film cannister
Mining claim marker, with map in little film cannister		 Mining claim marker, with map in little film cannister
Mining claim marker, with map in little film cannister		 Mining claim map
Mining claim map		 Narrow crevice along the trail
Narrow crevice along the trail
PG&E survey marker
PG&E survey marker		 Remaining wall of an old home along the trail
Remaining wall of an old home along the trail		 Approaching PG&E flume restoration project
Approaching PG&E flume restoration project		 PG&E flume restoration project
PG&E flume restoration project		 Really cool marker placed into cement wall
Really cool marker placed into cement wall
PG&E flume restoration project site
PG&E flume restoration project site		 Horsetails
Horsetails		 Alan with a big rock
Alan with a big rock		 West Branch Feather River, with Sawmill Peak in the background
West Branch Feather River, with Sawmill Peak in the background		 Raging West Branch Feather River
Raging West Branch Feather River
Tim at the raging West Branch Feather River
Tim at the raging West Branch Feather River		 Raging West Branch Feather River
Raging West Branch Feather River		 Miocene Canal trail catwalk with Sawmill Peak in the background
Miocene Canal trail catwalk with Sawmill Peak in the background		 Small trickle feeding into the river
Small trickle feeding into the river		 PG&E worker heading to work. Not a bad setting for work, eh?
PG&E worker heading to work. Not a bad setting for work, eh?
Caution!
Caution!		 Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River
Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River		 West Branch Feather River
West Branch Feather River		 West Branch Feather River
West Branch Feather River		 West Branch Feather River
West Branch Feather River
Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River
Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River		 Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River
Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River		 Still pool at the headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River
Still pool at the headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River		 Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River
Headwaters of Miocene Canal, along the West Branch Feather River		 Scotch Broom along the trail
Scotch Broom along the trail
Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River
Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River		 Resident frog
Resident frog		 Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River
Miocene Canal trail catwalk along West Branch Feather River

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Guest 12-Apr-2014 16:55
These are fabulous Alan. I can't hike the area, but in can enjoy it through these wonderful photos.
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