Near Picketts Junction in Alpine County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Carson Trail - Hope Valley

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

1. Carson Trail - Hope Valley Marker

An older plate (Marker No. C.R.R.27 - Hope Valley) is mounted on the other side of this steel rail.

Inscription. "We immerged [sic] from the canon [sic] into a pretty valley in between two ranges of high mountains. Pretty pine trees were scattered over a small grass lawn, and a beautiful mountain stream passed through it." - Lorena L. Hayes, Sep 13, 1853"

Erected 2003 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1853.

Location. 38° 46.535′ N, 119° 55.153′ W. Marker is near Picketts Junction, California, in Alpine County. It is on Burnside Road, on the right when traveling south. Parking is available near the marker on Burnside Road about 200 feet south of the intersection of CA-88 and CA-89. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Markleeville CA 96120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emigrant Trail - Carson River Route (here, next to this marker); Luther Pass Trail - Leaving the Carson Trail (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Luther Pass Trail - Leaving the Carson Trail (here, next to this marker); Luther Pass Trail - Luther Pass (approx. 1.7 miles away); Carson Trail - Crooked Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Over the Sierra Nevada (approx. 2.2 miles away); Luther Pass Trail - Came to Grass Lake (approx. 3 miles away); Carson Trail - First Crossing in Mad Canyon (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Picketts Junction.

Carson Trail and Luther Pass Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

2. Carson Trail and Luther Pass Trail

One plate is mounted on the top steel rail: LP-1 (Luther Pass). Two plates are mounted on the bottom steel rail: C.R.R.27 (Emigrant Trail) and CR-40 (Carson Trail).

Carson Trail and Luther Pass image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

3. Carson Trail and Luther Pass

Markers are between the truck and the tall tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.