Steve's Mountain Bike Page
Turlock, California

New Melones, CA
April 19, 2006

Take me to the video. After a cool and wet winter spring finally arrived in Northern California yesterday. So I headed out to New Melones, California, near sonora to enjoy the warm sun, wildflowers and views. The lake was formed by flooding a river in the Sierra foothills so it has backed up into many steep valleys, which makes some very interesting patterns. And for most of the ride you get a great view of the lake and/or many small tributaries. And for about half the year it is quite a beautiful place. Given the recent heavy rains, the lake is the highest I have ever seen it and there is water nearly everywhere. Below are a few photos. Although this was a solo ride I decided to take the helmet cam and make a video just for the scenery. 

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Poppies from
Hwy 49		 From
Frontier Trail		 Frontier Trail Angels Creek
Trail		 Angels Creek
Trail
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Angels Creek
Trail		 From Angels
Creek Trail		 Angels Creek
Trail		 Angels Creek
Trail		 From
Frontier Trail
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From
Frontier Trail		 From paved
road		 From paved
road		 From paved
road		 Tower climb
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Tower climb Peninsula
Loop		 From Hwy 49 From Hwy 49 From
Frontier Trail

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