Sierra Bathtub - An Enduring Mystery
What are the Sierra Bathtubs (also known by several other names, including Indian Bathtubs)? Views: 270
Are these naturally formed holes in the relatively solid granite (this one partially filled with mud and rainwater), or were they created by the conscious efforts of American Indians? And if they were created by humans, to what purpose? The answers are not known. We do know the bathtubs seem to be associated with Sequoia groves and often enough seem to set in a more or less straight line. This is one of perhaps a dozen found on the western edge of Mountain Home, and other bathtubs are scattered around the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. We also know humans seasonally inhabited this portion of the Sierra Nevada, in a place we today call Sunset Point, for several thousand years. These people largely disappeared from this region of the Sierra Nevada a few years after the 1848 Gold Rush brought thousands of immigrants into Califoria. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Bear Clover Blossom and a BeetleViews: 250No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Bear Clover
This little fern-like plant grows on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is also known as Mountain Misery, probably because it is not difficult for a hike to catch a boot in it.
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Bigalow SneezeweedViews: 249No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Cone Flower and BeesViews: 255No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Dandilion FloaterViews: 249No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Indian Paint Brush Against a Dandilion BackdropViews: 255No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Dandilion and Indian Painbrush
A bit of out of focus green and red color complements the rather monochromatic dandilion.
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DandilionViews: 250No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Giant Dandilions
I have often seen large dandilions while driving up to Mountain Home. But these dandilions were something special because they truly were enormous. We found them after taking a wrong turn on a dirt road while searching for the Genesis Tree, reputedly one of the largest of all sequoias.
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Tom Dafforn Oct 11, 2016 08:52 PM
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FYI, The plant is called salsify. |
Near Hidden Falls
The little pool next to the roadway in the Hidden Falls area is perhaps the most visited spot - outside the campgrounds - in Mountain Home.
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Spring Near Hidden FallsViews: 248No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Fern, Shadow, RockViews: 253No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Tack Room CoatsViews: 247No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Tack Room SaddleViews: 247No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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