California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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Emigrant

Wilderness

Eldorado

National

Forest

Stanislaus

NationalForest

Carson-Iceberg

Wilderness

Mokelumne

Wilderness

Inyo

National

Forest

Yosemite

National

Park

Arnold

Coleville

FalesHot

Springs

Kirkwood

Kyburz

Dorrington Dardanelle

Lower

Forni

Twin

Bridges

Meyers

Angels

Camp

Woodfords

South

Lake

Tahoe

Columbia

NEVADA

Murphys

Calaveras

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Bear

Valley LakeAlpine

Ebbetts

Pass

Markleeville

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1 Murphys

With its white-picket

fences, the 19th-century

‘Queen of the Sierra’

is one of the most

picturesque towns along

the southern stretch

of California’s Gold

Country. Amble along

Main St, which shows

off plenty of historical

charm alongside its

wine-tasting rooms,

art galleries, boutiques

and cafes. These rocky,

volcanic Sierra Nevada

foothills are known

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

Ebbetts Pass

Scenic Byway

Stretched.along.a.Gold.Rush–era.mining.route,.

Hwy.4.jogs.through.a.handful.of.mountain.hamlets.

and.forests.before.crossing.Ebbetts.Pass,.only.

open.in.summer.and.fall..For.outdoor.fanatics,.it’s.

practically.a.road.trip.through.paradise..Go.hiking.

among.giant.sequoias.and.on.the.Sierra.Crest,.

paddle.tranquil.lakes,.climb.granite.boulders,.

splash.in.summer.swimming.holes,.or.strap.on.skis.

or.snowshoes.in.winter.

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