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Don't know if this qualifies as "giant" but there is an interesting read in a book Up and Down California Journal of William H. Brewer Prof. of Agriculture Sheffield Scientific School. Covers a period of 1860-1864. The first 30 some pages give a description of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Kind of like in the 1950s when they wanted to have a tunnel with big fans to suck out the smog. Yea, I'm old.

All the pics are 1964. I have always wondered about the window with the bars.

This is about 25 miles from my house on top of Scotchman's Peak looking down on the town of Clark Fork where the Clark Fork River enters Lake Pend Oreille. This critter took my lunch while I was taking other pictures. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/1686224/goat (Smal...

Yes, I finally figured it out, I guess I'm not too much of a dumby.

Here you will see some buildings, circa 1964. This is at the end of East Fork road, just a little way up the trail to the Narrows. I never did find out what this was but it certainly was not connected to Eldoradoville. Some of the stuff laying around was early 20th century. https://eispiraten.com/im...

Can someone explain to me like I was an 8th grader how to post pictures and how to post multiple pictures?

Actually it is a compilation from several sources. My text book from a California History class at Citrus College, California, A History by Andrew F. Rolle, 1963. Pg 207. A Guidebook of the San Gabriel Mountains of California by Russ Leadabrand revised 1964 pgs 32-35. And oral interviews of local re...

While I am the new guy I am well aware that the following is most probably been done before, there might be some who get something from my research over the years. I apologize for the redundancy Ray. ELDORADOVILLE The San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California are a part of a great barrier that se...

RichardK Haven't been back in many years, I think there have been many changes. As soon as figure out how to post pics, I'll post some of the mountains here.

Just found this forum. Ray Miller in Sandpoint, Idaho. I grew up in Azusa graduated from AHS 1962( yea, I’m old) Citrus Coll. In 1966 ( history/ geology). From 1964 till 67 was involved in Glendora Gun Shop. I transferred to Cal Poly Pomona and got drafted. Served in U.S. Army Viet Nam 1967-69. Retu...