Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Over the weekend we did a little exploring on the Folsom Lake (puddle) lake bed. The current water level at the lake is VERY low due to little rain over the past two seasons. This low level has exposed the foundations of buildings that have been covered with water over the past 60 years. Mormon Island, the exposed city was a thriving mining town during the 1850's gold rush. At it peak it had over 2500 residents 4 hotels a large dairy and large scale winery.
When Folsom dam was built in the 1950's the town was razed and the area was filled with water to form what we know today as Folsom lake. During our exploration we found many "treasures" that have been submerged during the past 60 years. Explorers before us had started to make treasure piles on tree stumps and flat surfaces to display their findings. Since Folsom is a state park you are not allowed to remove any of your findings from the park. We did our part to contribute to the piles.
One of the "treasure" piles.
A very low Folsom Lake. Folsom Dam in the background.
4 comments:
What a great "Treasure hunt" that must have been. To think an entire layer of history has been submerged for so many years.
We'll have to go there sometime too.
How cool is this that these treasures have been revealed these many years later. As terrible as the dry seasons have been, these remains of the old village are a wonder. It would be really cool to explore this place.
Great shots of these revealed treasures.
The water is so still. Very calming image.
Thats great photography..Thanks for nice post..
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Jack
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