Longest West Of The Mississipp'

Testing 123...does a Pixel 360 image work when posted on TSG? (editor's note: apparently not, but this link to google photos should bring up the "maneuverable" image. Click on the image and give it a few seconds to fully load)

 

 Here we (or at least our feet) are on Knight's Ferry Bridge. This iteration was completed in 1863 after the original was washed out by the great flood of '62. At 378 feet long, it's the longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi and second longest in the USA. 

 

Fun fact: this spot is approximately 85 river miles downstream from the gorge featured in Wednesday's post

 

The ̶V̶o̶l̶g̶a̶ BW Cedar Inn Boatmen

 Not that we're complaining --TSG has dog-paddled in waters that contained creatures both great and small -- but it was a bit unusual to see these little guys doing the backstroke in the hotel pool. You think the chlorine  (or whatever water treatment they're using) would kill them off. But they seemed to be suffering no ill effects as far as we could tell over our 48 hour observation period. 

Another Nice Day In The Sierra Nevada

Middle Fork Stanislaus River / Tuolumne County CA

(Apologies for the "portrait" mode, the scene just fit better that way) 

Interesting note: when the original 27-second video was uploaded to youtube, it was auto-flagged and published in the newly-established "short" category (clip under 30 seconds).  Apparently the "short" label raised the video's visibility by an order of magnitude; it got over 1000 views overnight. (Or maybe the title of the clip attracted views?)

 Anywho, we felt the clip seemed to be a little abrupt so we edited it to run 25% slower.  So now the updated video runs 36 seconds and is no longer a "short".  We're curious to see if the change will impact the number of views going forward.

 

Nice Day In The Sierra Nevada

Tenaya Lake / Yosemte National Park

 

Don't Disrupt The Classes If You Can't Take The Lashes

Fresno Flats Musem / Oakhurst CA