Clemens' 1861 Aug.Sept Route to Lake Bigler

This is the approximate corridor of the route that Clemens and Kinney took to Lake Tahoe (Bigler) in the August / September 1861 time frame. It is the one he describes in "Roughing It".  It should be noted that this trail has not been verified by archaeological investigations, The large amount of activity post 1861 has added and obliterated alot of features. Road cuts and fills for various generation of roadways being common ones. This route is consistent with Bartlett's 1853 Guide to California and the General Land Office survey notes and Plats as well as maps for the area.

Larry Schmidt