slgwv's photos with the keyword: 0398

Taken from the steel footbridge (inset) where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses, in the vague northern end of the Sierra Nevada, California. Looking upstream. The Middle Fork is a designated wild & scenic river, so there are no dams or other control structures. River branches named as "forks" of a main stream are found all over western North America. It's supposed to be due to the early trappers, who found it a much more straightforward naming system! The Feather River is a free translation of the original Spanish name, "Río de las Plumas." The original name is preserved in "Plumas County" and "Plumas National Forest."