More Photos of the Surrounding Area
At 8600 feet the Sierra Buttes dominate the landscape
Volcano Lake is never more beautiful than during the spring thaw!
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View from a snowy trail behind our house
A vigorous hike up an old logging trail behind
our house takes you to a gorgeous vista point
Scamper admires the early evening view
Buckaroo keeps a watchful eye on the house
A snowy scene in our backyard
Sierra Solitude in the snow
A snowy creekbed on a nearby trail
A picture-perfect view
Towering above us are the magnificent
Sierra Buttes
A happy trio on a nearby trail
through the woods
A single jagged peak of the
mighty Sierra Buttes
The region bursts into a blaze of
wildflower glory in spring!
A blaze of fall color
in a nearby aspen grove
A colorful stretch
of the North Yuba in fall
Another image of the glorious
North Yuba
We came upon this gorgeous hidden
waterfall on a nearby hike one day
We were excited to see -
and photograph! - this bald eagle
at one of the nearby lakes
This particular hike starts from an
old logging trail outside our front door
Nearby Sand Pond is one of the most
picturesque settings in the whole
of Sierra County
Ebony finds her spot in the sun
Beautiful and secluded Volcano Lake can be
accessed by hiking up the ridge behind our
house for a couple of miles - strenuous but rewarding!