Smith River CA

[Oregon Viking]

Looking downriver.




Looking upriver.

 

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[bill from lachine]

OV,

Great looking scenery....thanks for sharing.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Old Dude]

Beautiful scenery!

 

[austin]

I want to go camping, after I go fishing, swimming and maybe even panning. Beautiful area. Much prettier than the Los Angeles River...

 

[Oregon Viking]

I want to go camping, after I go fishing, swimming and maybe even panning. Beautiful area. Much prettier than the Los Angeles River...

There are a lot of camp grounds and parks nearby. Record fish have been taken from this river and if you like to raft.....there are some great rapids!

 

[tamrock]

Yeah, OV do you ever sample some of those streams and river in OR & CA for any color?

 

[Oregon Viking]

Yeah, OV do you ever sample some of those streams and river in OR & CA for any color?

Oh yeh! A few creeks in that area were/are great gold producers. A lot of well known mines. Now it is hands and pans only....

 

[tamrock]

Oh yeh! A few creeks in that area were/are great gold producers. A lot of well known mines. Now it is hands and pans only....

That's still fun to do.

 

[Oregon Viking]

This is good info.

Del Norte County California Gold - California Gold

Most of these placer mines and creeks are but a few miles from the original picture location ^^. In fact the bridge, which is a slanted bridge, is named for a famous gold mine/miner. Notice the spelling error....

 

[Old Dude]

It has been too long since I was in school. Please point out the error to me?

 

[Oregon Viking]

It has been too long since I was in school. Please point out the error to me?

Click on the link... Del Norte County California Gold - California Gold

Scroll down to thee...."Nels Christensen" mine mention.

 

[Old Dude]

Oh, now I feel stupid. I was going over and over that sign.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Oh, now I feel stupid. I was going over and over that sign.

I should have explained what I was talkin' about....I couldn't find a "Neils Christensen"....Searches kept giving me "Nels Christensen"

 

[ronwoodcraft]

You really captured the beauty!..When I was driving a truck, I always loved going through that area. It's really beautiful where it flows through the redwoods.

 

[BosnMate]

Love that Smith River country, especially the Redwoods.