Cheap Things To Do in Kit Carson, California

Inscription. Here the Old Emigrant Road of 1848 swung down across the meadow now covered by Caples Lake (Twin Lakes) and climbed along the ridge at the right to the gap at the head of the valley. From this summit (9,460 feet) it descended ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In February of 1844, John C. Fremont led a group of men over these mountains as they struggled to reach Sutters Fort. Little did they know that the pass, which lay 20 to 30 feet under the snow beneath them, would be a ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Founded by Raymond Peter Plasse in 1853. It was a stopping place for emmigrants on the Carson Pass Trail on the route to California gold field. Dedicated by the, James W. Marshall Chapter, Of E. Clampus Vitus, September ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This building has been the pioneer home of the Kirkwood and Taylor families since it was built by Zachary Kirkwood in 1864. This building was one of the first resorts operated in the S... More on HMDB

Main lodge has nice menu and large fireplace 4. More on igougo

Inscription. On this spot, which marks the summit of the Kit Carson Pass stood what was known as the Kit Carson Tree on which the famous scout Kit Carson inscribed his name in 1844 when he guided the then Captain John C. Fremont, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At this point in August 1849, a group of Odd Fellows nearing their goal, the California gold mines, paused in their struggle up these granite walls to paint on this and adjacent boulders their names and the three links ... More on HMDB

Inscription. “¦there ought to be a shaft raised to Snow-Shoe Thompson: Not of marble; Not carved and not planted in the valley, but a rough shaft of basalt or of granite, massive and tall, with top ending roughly as if broken ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Broken dreams and hope, carried 2000 miles through scorching deserts and over loft mountains. At last. the sight of the promise land. Those of you who visit this grave carry a torch of love and hope (which this young ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1849 Dr. James Caples passed through here on his way to Californias gold country. After a brief stay in Old Hangtown (Placerville) Caples remembered the lake and returned here with his family to establish a way station ... More on HMDB

'Echo Lake', is the name of a glacial lake located in El Dorado County, California, U.S.A. It is about 2 miles (3 km) off Highway 50 at Echo Summit. The lake is divided into two sections; an Upper lake, and a Lower lake. ... More on Wikipedia