The Salmon River in California
where nature's palette paints light in water and stone ...

... and rocky creek beds lace the river with froth ...

Travel northern California. See the Marble Mountains, the Salmon Mountains, the beautiful Salmon River, Sawyers Bar, the best living mining town, the magnificent Salmon River Gorge. Raft the river, try your hand at mining and/or fishing. Hike the Russian Wilderness and/or the Marble Mountain wilderness in the beautiful Klamath National Forest. Or simply enjoy yourself sightseeing.

Forward ~ The Quartzville Creek Back - country Byway in Oregon

Back ~ Extended directions for those who want to see more on their way to the wild and scenic Salmon River.

USFS: Klamath National Forest.

Brad and I offer the Salmon River Travel Guide: A step back into history: Places to Visit and Travel Directions.

And the journey begins ...

Sightseeing in northern California, page 1: Gazelle Mountain Pass from Weed, California.

Sightseeing ... page 2 A bit of mining history ... Callahan, California.

Travel California on Sawyer's Bar Road in the Salmon Mountains:

Sightseeing ... On our way on Sawyers Bar Road near Etna, California ... stopping creekside: page 1, page 2 and page 3.

Sightseeing in the Marble Mountains of California, page 4: The view from Etna Summit - I think ... the mountains go on and on ...

Sightseeing ... page 5: Stopping on the way to Taylor Lake ... mountain vistas surround.

Hiking in the Russian Wilderness of the Klamath National Forest, page 6: Hiking trails to Taylor Lake, one of several mountain lakes accessed from this trail in the Russian Wilderness.

Hiking ... page 7: We've arrived!

Hiking ... page 8: Granitic Ridges set boundaries in NoWhere ...

Sightseeing ... page 9: Saucy water flows in NoWhere ...

Sightseeing ... page 10: a coquettish wiggle ... and peaceful demure ... Russian Creek.

Sightseeing ... page 11: Russian Creek's saucy flow just above the old mining town of Sawyers Bar in California ...

Sightseeing ... page 12: The beautiful ... breathtaking ... Salmon River above Sawyers Bar ...

Sightseeing ... page 13: A bit of mining history ... Sawyers Bar, California, the best preserved mining town in the old west.

Sawyers Bar, California, the best preserved mining town ...

Slow down dagnabbit!

General Store from the Old West

Sightseeing ... page 14: ... and wildflowers crowd the present.

Sightseeing ... page 15: but there are those who hang on.

Sightseeing ... page 16: ... and those who don't ... still the old west lives on.

Sightseeing ... : and the past wends a graceful path in Sawyers Bar.

Sightseeing ... page 18: ... while the old west lives on ...

Sightseeing ... page 19: & those hardy vines persist into the present ...

Sightseeing ... The Historic Church of Sawyers Bar: The church on the hill: page 20, the cross page 21 in the graveyard and the graveyard proclaims life ... and we wonder: page 22.

Leaving Sawyers Bar ... which road to take, page 23

The lowering sun illuminates NoWhere on the south fork of the Salmon River, page 24.

... & NoWhere sparkles ..., page 25.

... & stories from our past whisper ... on the south fork of the Salmon River ... in NoWhere, page 26.

... & stories from our past whisper ... in Forks of the Salmon, page 27 and page 28.

The Many Faces and Wonders of the Salmon River Gorge

The journey begins ... the Salmon River Gorge in California, page 29.

... & creeks add their perspective to the river ..., page 30.

A rafter's paradise: Bloomer Falls ... a class IV rapid, page 31.

... river's tranquility sets the mood in summer's longer days..., page 32.

... & creeks add their flow to the Salmon River, page 33.

... speaking to summer's gentle meander ..., page 34.

Summer's Artistry Crafting Light and Shadow, page 35.

... & rocky precipices harbor water sparkling & clear ..., page 36.

... & nature's palette paints light in water and stone ..., page 37.

... & nature's fault crafts primordial stone ..., page 38.

... chiseled stone shapes river's peaceful pools ..., page 39.

... Leafy Bowers shape walls of stone ..., page 40.

... emerald waters settle in placid pools ..., page 41.

... and the river meanders a peaceful path ..., page 42.

... the river flows emerald and deep ..., page 43.

... and rapids route the gorge ..., page 44.

... and emerald pools glitter with facets of light ..., page 45.

... and river gorge carved treacherous and deep ..., page 46.

... and nature's palette blends in glorious hue ..., page 47.

... and the many faces carved in stone ..., page 48.

... leaf and stone complement river's emerald hue ..., page 49.

... breathtaking artistry ... stone and emerald waters ..., page 50.

... and stone palisades carving stairways ..., page 51.

... Nature's deft palette painting stream and banks ..., page 52.

... Breathtaking Artistry ... leaf, stone and water's flow ..., page 53.

... Nature's complex history, creating sublime artistry ..., page 54.

... and trees descend the banks ... matching river's sublime artistry ..., page 55.

... and the bridge at Wooley Creek ..., page 56.

Travel from the Salmon River in northern California to the retreat: Directions & Scenery. Enjoy the free flowing Salmon River, hiking trails, waterfalls, rafting, picnicking, the forest, wildflowers in spring, autumn colors in fall ...

Directions to and Day Trips of about 100 miles from the retreat.

Little known Scenic Places near the retreat and Crater Lake National Park: Directions, Map and Scenery.

Website Directory for the travel pages      Home Page

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The Elfin "Treehouse" at the retreat depicted to the right.

Contact Brad at Gathering Light ... a retreat.