On Wednesday, April 17th, a group of volunteers joined us for a late morning walk on the West Side Trail in Tuolumne. The day began at Railtown with a short presentation on the history of the West Side Lumber Company and its logging railroad, leaving the park around 10:30. We arrived at the trail's starting point at 11:00, a location named "Flume" a.k.a. "Friedenberg". West Side log trains once stopped here to test their brakes before descending the grade into Tuolumne.
While our walk on the trail was a bit short, it was packed with beautiful views of the Tuolumne River canyon. The old railroad grade was lined with wildflowers and various species of trees and plant life. The railroad was built along the steep canyon walls between 1898 and 1900, and was abandoned in the mid-1960s. A lone picnic table near the half-mile mark hosted our group while we enjoyed our lunch. It was a wonderful highlight of our day!
Due to our busy Spring schedule, we will not be hosting another volunteer enrichment activity for a while, but we are actively thinking about what to do next! Keep an eye out for the email announcing our next Volunteer Enrichment!
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