Connected now with the Middle Fork Rd #268 …. we turn east and make our way towards Atlanta. But first I need to check out an old foundation left over from another era … however the nature of the slab leads me to believe that it is a structure from the recent past.
Middle Fork of the Boise …
John jumps ahead as I play on the concrete slab and I follow the single strip of kicked up gravel left behind by the 690.
We reconvene at the junction of the Middle Fork Rd and James Creek Rd. James Creek climbs up to and then follows a ridge over Bald Mountain before dropping back in at the old mining ghost town of Rocky Bar.
The views from up top in both directions are fantastic!
The 690 in hill climb mode ….
All alone …
Weather in the distance …. but so far we’ve seen hardly a drop
The fantastic views I was talking about earlier ….
Right where the road crosses what I think to be Elk Creek a nice cascade appears …
Rocky Bar Ghost Town is starting to show it’s age … the building on the left has since lost half of it’s roof. The town is private and the owners discourage exploration of the buildings, so best to enjoy from the saddle.
Next up … over Trinity!