California - Gold Country (PDF Chapter)
A ride along Hwy 49 through sleepy hill towns, past clapboard saloons and oak-lined byways is a journey back to the wild ride that was modern California’s founding: gold, and the hel-ter-skelter era that kick-started the heartbeat of this state.
- witness the birthplace of modern California at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
- rumble down the premier single-track bike trails above Downieville
- taste wines made from grapes grown in the Plymouth hills
Coverage includes: Nevada County & Northern Gold Country, Auburn, Auburn State Recreation Area, Grass Valley, Nevada City, South Yuba River State Park, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, North Yuba River, El Dorado & Amador Counties, Coloma-Lotus Val-ley, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Placerville, Plymouth & Amador City, Sutter Creek, Volcano, Jackson, Calaveras County & South Gold Country, Angels Camp, Murphys, Co-lumbia, Sonora & Jamestown.
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