Map of Day 1 hike - 10.4 miles
Sheriff's Gallows,  Downieville, CA



1935 "Liberty Walking" Silver Half Dollar



Western end of Old Galloway Rd. - Downieville, CA



Downieville, CA settled 1849 - elev. 2,930 ft.



First and only sign post on Old Galloway Rd.



Wild blackberries - backup food source



End of pavement,  Old Galloway Rd.



Bear tracks as Old Galloway Rd. becomes dirt



Slow but steady altitude gain



Signs of erosion along road



Few switch-backs during ascent



Thistles growing out of logged areas



View northeast towards the Sierra Buttes



Rest stop at abandoned mine



Rest stop at 5,100 ft.



Caterpillar and tracks



First hard rock miners



Summit near Shasta Mine



Eastern head of Old Galloway Rd. (6 miles from Downieville)



View South from Henness Pass (elev. 5,600 ft.)



View of  Lafayette and San Juan Ridges



Sculpted pine, Henness Pass Rd.



Milkweed seeds off Pliocene Ridge Rd.



First campsite - near Foote Crossing Rd., Alleghany, CA (elev. 4,426 ft.)