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{The Great Loop Tour’ Offers Varied Scenic Delights me e Great Loop Tour ers Varied Scenic Delights
3 . 3 “The Great LoopTour", named ‘nated portion of the California Sierraville, thence to Truckee this “Avenue of Trees”. The long and beautiful ride
several years ago in local chamScenic Highway System. and Highway 40.From Truckee, From Nevada City to Yuba Pass, “from here to Downieville crossesber of commerce promotional The tour beginsin Nevada City the looptourreturnsacrossDonner the opportunity for excellent Fall the North Fork of the Yuba River.
brochures, has in‘ the past year andcrosses Yuba Pass via DowniePassto Highway 20 near Emigrant photographs is ever present, and Theroad hasbeen improved since
"gained new renown as a desigville andSierraCity, proceedsto Gap, andbacktoNevada City via thescenic return via Donner Lake early floods this year, although it
* and Highway 20 also offers photois not yet in perfect shape.
graphic possibilities. For the tourist who has come
From Nevada City, Highway 49\ this far, a stop is necessary in
crosses the South Forkof the Yuba Downieville. The photogenic
River. First major intersection is mountain town Still ‘has the atat Tyler Rd. For those who have mosphere of the past, and the
a special historic interest,.a turn welcome mat is always out.
on this road will lead to North Likewise, a stopis suggested at
Columbia, North Bloomfield and sjerra City. Smialler, this little
the site of the Malakoff Diggins town nonetheless has its own feelwhich is destined to become a ing of charmto tempt the travelstate park. The road is good, er, .
and if the weather has been dry Except for thase who decide to
/ areturn to Nevada City via Lake tyrn off beyond Sierra City to
City, Edward's Crossing and the climb up to Gold Lake, featured
Blue Tent area would be worthlast week on the front page of
while. Sunday's Sacramento Bee, the
Continuing on Highway 49 from trip continues across Yuba Pass
TylerRd., Peterson's Corner is a and down into Sierra Valley.
short distance. Here, the visitor At the intersection with Highcan turn off for a visit to French way 89, the "Great Loop Tour”
Corral (and if desired a return to tyrnssouth and traverses the valGrass Valley, via the old covered ley, passes the new Prosser Lake,
bridge at Bridgeport). and moves to Truckee where it
Continuing on Highway 49, the joins Highway 40.
: _ traveler comesto North San Juan. From here the tourist must de. . ciiaee: nil A brief stop and look around the cide whether toreturn or take ad. os old town, then on across the ditionaltime tosee the sights east
NORTH BLOOMFIELD....The sleepy town of North Bloomfield, which Middle Fork of the Yuba River to of the mountains. Easy access to
is destined to be the headquarters of Malakoff State Park, is shown C2™ptonvillewhere a turnoff the north Lake Tahoe via Martis Val; See , foad takes you uphill to this old jeyis available. Squaw Valley is
above. A view looking down into the Malakoff Diggins, always multimining town, home of the famed
i Continued on Page 6) . hued, (below) can be seen a short distance from the town. Pelton Wheel. (Co «vitae
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Page 3F..The Nugget., .October 17, 1963.. Page FALL COLOR EDITION