All ready to start
Behind the office at Marble Quarry RV Park
Wild turkey family
Climbing Big Hill Road
Climbing Big Hill Road
Purloined highway sign on Middle Camp Road
Climbing Middle Camp Road through Twain Harte toward Sugarpine
On CA108 in Sugarpine
Middle Camp Road veers right in the photo.
Entering Mi-Wuk Village
Logging trucks on CA108
They were hauling logs from the aftermath of last year's Donnell Fire.
Entering Long Barn
CA108 with new asphalt has a decent shoulder although with rumble strip.
Narrow section of CA108
Approaching turn off for Dodge Ridge
Most of the highway traffic was heading toward Pinecrest or Dodge Ridge.
Stopping at the Summit Ranger Station
I inquired about road conditions in the Tuolumne River area.
Passing the Strawberry Store
Fleeting view up the Clarks Fork
Forest fires have created bald hills.
Denuded mountains above Eureka Valley
Open for business at Dardanelle
Temporary buildings are in use.
Middle Fork Stanislaus River runs swiftly.
Through the Rock Window
Road work near Chipmunk Flat
CA108 winds ever upward more steeply.
Starting up the "Golden Staircase"
High motor temperature rolling back power near 9000 feet.
Near the top of "Golden Staircase"
Sonora Peak (11459ft) stands at the head of the valley.
Sonora Pass at the head of the valley
At Sonora Pass
Scruffy PCT hiker waits for a ride down to Kennedy Meadows for a short break from the trail.
Starting down the east side of Sonora Pass
CA108 heads into the sky on the eastern descent from Sonora Pass.
Descending to Leavitt Creek
USMC facility at Pickel Meadow
Pilot truck waits for me to pass on a one-way control of US395 near Sonora Junction.
Leavitt Peak and others along the Sierra Crest from Wheeler Flat on US395
Approaching "Devil's Gate"
At Devil's Gate Summit
Bridgeport Valley
Sierra Crest from Bridgeport Valley
Bike lane through Bridgeport
Bridgeport General Store
A Mitsubishi 4wd van tricked out for off-roading
Passing Bridgeport Inn
A decent shoulder on US395 southbound becomes inadequate.
Adequate shoulder on recently re-surfaced US395 near CA270
Crossing Conway Summit (8138ft)
Descending toward Mono Lake
Mono Lake
Lee Vining can be seen just above the orange pole.
Narrow stretch of US395 near Mono Lake
Arriving at Murpheys Motel
