Signal Peak/Magonigal Rd/Buzzard Roost

[hemingray]

The Government Spring/Westville fire from Signal Peak. Truckee gets the smoke during the day, the west slope in the morning.
~~ Panorama picture - scroll your browser window to the right! ~~


Lily Pond and Buzzard Roost (off FR-85 in TNF)



Signal Peak (L) and Old Man Mountain (R) from FR-85



Grizz visits Red Mountain SP lookout

[EigerMike]

great pics! thats some lookout,looks like a jail.nice pic showing the fire and the pond shot looks great.

[hemingray]

Built in 1909, it's survived a lot of winters!

More info at:
http://cprr.org/Museum/Sierra_Grade_8-2 ... _Mountain/
for anyone interested in the history.

Another view:

[GrizzlyGuy]

Nice shots Dave! The view from Signal Peak is one of my favorites in the Sierras.

[hemingray]

One of the few you can drive to...

I started up the switchback trail but just didn't want to do it alone. Looks
cool though! I was also amused when I was at the lookout to see that
when I came up along the pole line from below last year to the goat
trail - it's only 100 yards or so below!

[Ken]

Yeah..it's close...but the last 100 yards is a bungy pucker.

[hemingray]

Yep, that's for sure!! Dunno how you guys did it. I had enough fun on the part down to the lookout, thank you very much.

Dave

[couple widgeon]

nice pictures, like that view from below looking at the lookout and the sierras are an awsome view from the lookout.

[auendave]

heard about that sp lookout at the california railroad museum a couple of years ago been wanting to go there ever since, I see great views and history too.

[hemingray]

Here's the "goat trail" below the lookout -- looking up



Here's a view looking down to where I took the shot above.



Red Mountain from Signal Peak. Giant Gap (near Alta) is almost in line with Red Mountain). I-80 can be seen the west to about the Blue Canyon exit.