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by Sean
Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:24 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji


near Panorama Point

I've never heard a definitive answer I was satisfied with. Do you guys think Panorama Point is right their by the water tank at the end of OM&M? Another plausible option is at the dogleg on OM&M where the ridge heads down into Eaton above the falls.

OM&M ended before the ...
by dima
Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:29 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji


The misplaced "Muir Peak" label is an annoying error from the USGS map. I think the error occurred on the '95 version, but don't quote me on that. It's been awhile since I did the research.


So the "MapBuilder Topo" layer comes "from a variety of sources, including USGS data sets, OpenStreetMap ...
by Sean
Tue Sep 24, 2024 11:14 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji


Got it! So Gotchy's cabin was actually right on Mount Muir! So the cabin I visited wasn't that cabin and was probably another in the tract right?

Right. You visited #2, which I think was Ed Tobin's cabin. I dug up this photo from Paul but it's hard to see the cabin and it doesn't say who lived ...
by Sean
Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:43 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

stonehillnews wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:43 amAnyone have lat/longs or an old map that shows the Mt Lowe tract cabins?
I labeled them 1-3.
Mt Lowe cabins.jpg
by dima
Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:59 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

Oh yeah; how about that. They're actually on the map. Here's the full topo quad, for easier referencing
by Sean
Wed Sep 25, 2024 2:21 pm
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Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

I dug up a few more items. This is the best quality image I have of the Cliffe House (Mt. Lowe Tract #1).

MT LOWE TRACT CABIN 1 WURMSER.jpg

The filename includes "Wurmser." Maybe that's who owned it, but I don't remember how I acquired this file. Probably from Paul.

Here is a photo titled ...