lambertiana
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Every year since 1991 we have camped with my wife's family on the Mokelumne River just below Salt Springs Reservoir. In those 21 years, we have missed only one year (last year) when my brother-in-law passed away suddenly the day before we were going to go.
The campsites are along the Mokelumne River at pretty low elevation (3400') but there is good forest cover because it is in the bottom of a 3000' deep canyon with steady water supply. The forest cover is primarily ponderosa pine and incense cedar, with occasional douglas fir, black oak, and white fir.
Of course, I always joke that my wife's family takes so much junk camping that it looks like a refugee camp. Here a a couple shots of camp itself:
The Mokelumne River right by camp:
One of the first things I do when we get there is to take an evening walk up Moore Creek, which joins the Mokelumne by where we usually camp. It is a small mountain brook that tumbles down the rocky slopes. I tend to take a lot of pictures there, but none seem to capture the feeling of this wonderful little brook.
The campsites are along the Mokelumne River at pretty low elevation (3400') but there is good forest cover because it is in the bottom of a 3000' deep canyon with steady water supply. The forest cover is primarily ponderosa pine and incense cedar, with occasional douglas fir, black oak, and white fir.
Of course, I always joke that my wife's family takes so much junk camping that it looks like a refugee camp. Here a a couple shots of camp itself:
The Mokelumne River right by camp:
One of the first things I do when we get there is to take an evening walk up Moore Creek, which joins the Mokelumne by where we usually camp. It is a small mountain brook that tumbles down the rocky slopes. I tend to take a lot of pictures there, but none seem to capture the feeling of this wonderful little brook.
