NORTH AMERICAN ADVENTURES. THE FLUME TRAIL FOLLOWS THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WAS ONCE A FLUME THAT DELIVERED WATER AND LUMBER TO THE THRIVING COMSTOCK MINING BOOM IN VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. THE FLUME IS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A trail that traverses the Sierra on Lake Tahoe's East Shore was once an integral supply line of water and lumber for the Comstock ...

Lovers of local history and scenic country landscapes will find both in equal measure on this week’s hike in East County. The Historic Flume Trail is a roughly 5.7-mile moderate route that overlooks ...

The Old Flume Trail (Red Shack Trail) just outside of Placerville in El Dorado County is a history lesson as well as an excellent trek to the South Fork of the American River. The trail has been there ...

Hiking opportunities on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe are plentiful, varied and often come with stunning views of Big Blue. Options with appeal for most ages and fitness levels include walking along a ...

For many years whenever we drove down Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County we wondered about the wooden flume high above on the canyon wall. In mid-November we not only wondered, we also wandered ...

A popular Tahoe-area trail is now restored and under public ownership six years after a donation of private land to the Nevada Land Trust. A portion of the popular seven-mile Incline Flume Trail, ...