Smith Creek stage stop on Mt. Hamilton Road in 1890.
Smith Creek today. Trees have overtaken the creek bank.
I mentioned in Mt. Hamilton by Bike that Smith Creek had a hotel. Here’s a photo taken around 1890, from the San Jose public library collection.
Below is a photo of the same location today. That looks like one cold day on Mt. Hamilton in 1890.
For Adventure Rides in the High Sierra I’m researching photos of the Sierra passes from the late 1800s or early 1900s. No luck so far.
