then and now

Crystal Lake and Railroad from Black Butte

Crystal Lake and Railroad, from Black Butte. This Alfred A. Hart view is looking west from Cisco Butte, formerly called Black Butte.

In the original image, below and to the right is the railroad, the Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road and the South Yuba River. Today the wagon road is hidden in the trees, and I-80 and Old 40 stand out. On the horizon is Grouse Ridge. In the stereo card, Crystal Lake was cropped out on the left side, despite what the caption read. Photo location 39° 18.570'N 120° 33.703'W