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  The Ecological Angler - Carson River in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness
The Ecological Angler - Carson River in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness
Access to this part of the river is mostly from foot trails into the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.
Without roads, it's out of reach for the hatchery trucks, and results in a solid population of rainbow trout, a small number of wild brown trout, and the possibility of a wild Lahontan cutthroat.
www.ecoangler.com /habitat/CarsonIcebergWilderness.html   (481 words)

  
 Sierranevadawild!: Carson-Iceberg
Though it lacks modern-day glaciers, the effect of glaciation is clear on its “Iceberg” namesake, a distinctive rock formation near Clark Fork Road on the wilderness’s southern boundary.
Watersheds feed the Stanislaus River on the western side and the Carson River on the east, sustaining both the threatened Lahontan and sensitive Paiute trout species.
Kit Carson was the first to scout and explore the area, establishing himself in this field throughout the West and especially the central Sierra.
sierranevadawild.gov /wild/carson-iceberg   (0 words)

  
  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Carson River, named after explorer Kit Carson, is a river in northern California and northwestern Nevada in the United States, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long.
In eastern Churchill County it is impounded by the Lahontan Dam to form the Lake Lahontan reservoir for irrigation and hydroelectricity.
In the 1850s and 1860s, the river was used as the route of the Carson Trail, a branch of the California Trail that allowed access to the California gold fields, as well as by the Pony Express.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Carson_River   (305 words)

  
  Carson River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Carson River, named after explorer Kit Carson, is a river in northern California and northwestern Nevada in the United States, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long.
In eastern Churchill County it is impounded by the Lahontan Dam to form the Lake Lahontan reservoir for irrigation and hydroelectricity.
In the 1850s and 1860s, the river was used as the route of the Carson Trail, a branch of the California Trail that allowed access to the California gold fields, as well as by the Pony Express.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carson_River   (333 words)

  
 Carson Water Subconcervancy District - Welcome!
The Carson River begins as two separate tributaries, the East Fork and the West Fork, in Alpine County, California.
The East Fork of the Carson River originates south of Ebbett's Pass, California in part of the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wolf Creek and Silver King area) at an elevation of 11,460 feet and ends near Genoa.
Markleeville, Minden, Gardnerville and Carson City are the major population areas in the upper watershed.
www.cwsd.org /map_detail.asp?ID=1   (142 words)

  
 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - Recreational Activities - Carson Iceberg Wilderness
The Carson River, named after scout and explorer Kit Carson, and the distinctive granite formation called "The Iceberg," on its southern boundary, give the wilderness its name.
Carson, NV Bridgeport, CA Markleeville, CA Walker, CA Coleville, CA Special Instructions
Wilderness Use Permits: On the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest permits are available at Carson Ranger District trailheads, Carson Ranger Station, the Markleeville Chamber of Commerce/Forest Service Visitor’s Center in Markleeville, CA and on the Pass and Permits page.
www.fs.fed.us /r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/carson_iceberg.shtml   (0 words)

  
 Carson Iceberg Wilderness!
This trip was the first trip we'd done in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.
They were gone, but their signs were everywhere.
Odd trails that didn't go anywhere, cow pies, etc. Apparently, Kit Carson wrote a clause into the law that created the wilderness area allowing the ranchers who were there the ability to keep using the land.
www.hungry.com /~tspencer/backpacking/carson-iceberg   (0 words)

  
 Wilderness.net- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
Here are the headwaters of the East Fork of the Carson River, the Clark Fork of the Stanislaus, and the Mokelumne River.
The Carson River, named for Kit Carson, and a distinctive granite formation called the Iceberg on the southern boundary give this area its name.
You'll hike often in a thick forest of pines (Jeffrey, sugar, lodgepole, western white) and firs (red and white).
www.wilderness.net /index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Carson-Iceberg   (0 words)

  
 Backpacking Destinations - Places - :Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Area   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Here are the headwaters of the East Fork of the Carson, Clark Fork of the Stanislaus and Mokelumne Rivers.
The Carson River, named for Kit Carson, and a distinctive granite formation called "The Iceberg" on the southern boundary give this area its name.
You'll hike often in a thick forest of pines (Jeffrey, sugar, lodgepole, western white) and firs (red and white).
www.backpacker.com /places/0,2678,622,00.html   (333 words)

  
 Fly Fishing the East Fork of the Carson River in California
The Carson was a feeder tributary and home to Lahontan Cutthroat that still exist in limited numbers in the east Sierra section.
The water above Carson Falls is closed to all fishing (checking special regulations here is most important) Below Carson Falls and the area upstream from Wolf Creek is most difficult to reach and least fished.
The middle section is made for your muddlers, Wolly Bugger type patterns and of course the usual suspects in the terrestrial family.
www.flyfishingconnection.com /cacarsoneastfork.html   (947 words)

  
 Forest Service Backs Plan To Save Rare Sierra Trout   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The U.S. Forest Service is backing a plan designed to ensure the survival of one of the world's rarest trout species.
Robert Vaught, supervisor of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, has released an environmental analysis of the plan to restore the Paiute cutthroat trout to its native habitat in the Sierra Nevada near Markleeville, Calif.
The Paiute cutthroat is native only to part of Silver King Creek in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, which flows into the Carson River south of Lake Tahoe.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /natsci/ichthyology/InNews/sierra2004.htm   (398 words)

  
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Though it lacks modern-day glaciers, the effect of glaciation is clear on its "Iceberg" namesake, a distinctive rock formation near Clark Fork Road on the wilderness's southern boundary.
With almost a third of the precipitation of the wetter western slope, eastern plant life of pinon and juniper subsists on 15 inches of water a year with most of that falling as snow.
Kit Carson was the first to scout and explore the area, establishing himself in this field throughout the West and especially the central Sierra.
www.sierranevadawild.net /wildernesses/Carson_Iceberg_Wilderness.htm   (500 words)

  
 Panel withholds endorsing plan for East Fork in California (printable version)
He said the hope is for legislation to be introduced within the next few months on a bill covering protection of wilderness and rivers in rugged and scenic areas of the state.
The issue of wild and scenic status for the Carson River triggered controversy among Douglas and Alpine counties in 1999 because of a possible link to the Forest Service’s broad Northern Sierra Plan Amendment that was under review.
Under the federal Wild and Scenic Act, the Carson River was determined to be eligible for possible wild and scenic status in 1986.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=6116   (748 words)

  
 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Nevada
Juan Guzman, open space manager for Carson City, reports that Ash Canyon is also closed to hikers, due to similar efforts.
Deeper-than-normal snow packs in the Sierra have also caused the Carson Ranger District to warn visitors to be ready for a longer-than-usual wait to enjoy the higher elevations of local recreational areas this season.
They also warn that the east fork of the Carson River is experiencing high flows and anyone planning on being in the area should check river conditions before planning a trip.
www.tahoebonanza.com /article/20050525/Nevada/105250018   (489 words)

  
 From Stockers to Wild to Endangered Paiute Cutthroat Trout: The East Carson River, Mark Wiza, Fish Sniffer Online
Downstream, as the snowmelt trickles of the upper East Carson feeders such as Wolf, Silver, and Monitor creeks combine, the Carson grows into a classic freestone river, with wild trout in the upper stretches and a huge number of both average and trophy size rainbows planted annually near the quaint "old west" town of Markleeville.
Fish: Historic records show the lower East Carson once hosted the largest known examples of Paiute cutthroat, but today the dominant wild trout are descendants of introduced species: Rainbows, Browns and Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Strikes on these terrestrials can be spectacular, splashy affairs; try to avoid overreaction, setting the hook not on the visual attack, but when you actually feel the weight of the fish on your line.
www.fishsniffer.com /wiza/062101ecarson.html   (888 words)

  
 The Ultimate Sierra Nevada (US) Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Lake Tahoe lies between the main Sierra and the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra.
Even today, passes such as Duck Pass are littered with discarded obsidian arrowheads, which are remnants of the trading.
In the winter of 1844, Lieutenant John C. Frémont, accompanied by Kit Carson, was the first white man to see Lake Tahoe.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Sierra_Nevada_(US)   (1491 words)

  
 East Carson River: Three Unique Trout Fisheries In One Stream, by Dan Bacher, Fish Sniffer Online
The East Fork of the Carson River, originally the home of the native Lahontan cutthroat and Paiute cutthroat trout, is blessed with a variety of angling options.
We drove down to the river to a prime pool where Eric and Neal Lynberg of Ben Lomond and their dad, Gene, and mom, Betty were fishing.
Stafford Lehr, DFG biologist, noted that the East and West Forks of the Carson rivers have few rivals as heavily stocked "put and take" fisheries.
www.fishsniffer.com /dbacher/072701ecarson.html   (1205 words)

  
 East Fork Carson River   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The East Fork Carson River, near the town of Markleeville, is a destination spot for flyfishing enthusiasts from around the state.
The East Fork Carson River, from Hangman's Bridge to the Nevada state line, provides a popular wild trout fishery for rainbow, and brown trout.
Most of the access to this part of the river is from trails into the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.
www.dfg.ca.gov /fishing/html/WildAndHeritageTrout/waters/EastForkCarsonRv.htm   (196 words)

  
 Friends of the River: California Rivers - East Carson River   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The East Carson River is fed by the melting snows from the Sierra Nevada, flowing eastward for more than 57 miles through California and into the Nevada desert.
The East Carson transitions through a visually and biologically distinctive mosaic of vegetation; from high alpine meadows, to sub-alpine fir and white pine forests, to the dominant eastside forests of Jeffrey pine, and then to the pinyon-juniper-sagebrush ecosystem of the true desert.
The river was named after Kit Carson, who explored the area with John C. Fremont in 1844.
www.friendsoftheriver.org /site/PageServer?pagename=FORCalRiversEastCarsonRiver   (370 words)

  
 Sherpa Guides | California | Sierra Nevada | Central Sierra | Stanislaus National Forest
At Carson Pass, the 11,750-foot Leavitt Peak and the 11,462-foot Sonora Peak stand to the south.
The Carson-Iceberg gets its name from the Carson River, named after adventurer and explorer Kit Carson, and the distinctive granite formation called The Iceberg in the southern part of the wilderness near Clark Fork Road.
As the mining boom of the 1840s became the bust of the 1860s, grazing took hold in the area.
www.sherpaguides.com /california/mountains/central_sierra/stanislaus_nat_forest.html   (7359 words)

  
 Summit country
The East Fork of the Carson River is popular with rafters into June and fly anglers all season.
From Markleeville, the road snakes along the East Fork of the Carson River, which tumbles down a raw-looking gash of rust- and dun-colored rock.
Like Carson Pass, Ebbetts is crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail, a segment of which makes an easy 1-mile hike north to Kinney Lakes.
www.sunset.com /sunset/Premium/Travel/2002/06-Jun/SierraNevada0602/SierraNevada06024.html   (450 words)

  
 A RE-EVALUATION OF THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL ORIGIN OF THE CAROLINA BAYS
Whereas morphology and alignment are not conclusive proof of an extraterrestrial hypothesis, and although we recognize valid weaknesses in the existing meteoritic swarm or shower hypothesis, we believe that most of these objections should not serve as a deterrent for a re-examination of additional extraterrestrial alternatives.
The spherules would be consistent with the idea of an admixture of small grains of non-icy "dirt" in the dirty iceberg and their spherical shape could be the result of sudden melting during the explosion.
Observations of the motion of the object across the sky indicated that it was traveling toward the earth probably in retrograde motion at a very high velocity, perhaps 50 km/sec, which would be typical of a comet but not of ordinary meteorites.
abob.libs.uga.edu /bobk/cbayint.html   (8384 words)

  
 Rhizome.org: disappearing zine
aaron henry, carson ellis, cynthia lahti, jack dingo ryan, kevin sampsell, kristan kennedy, morgan currie, nick jaina, ty connor, zak margolis
this list is just the tip of the iceberg (which is also disappearing by the way).
Names: aaron henry, carson ellis, cynthia lahti, jack dingo ryan, kevin sampsell, kristan kennedy, morgan currie, nick jaina, ty connor, zak margolis
www.rhizome.org /thread.rhiz?thread=20542&page=1   (387 words)

  
 Friends of Hope Valley
This is an alert that Friends of the River put together to try to gain more support for the EF Carson.
The East Carson transitions through a visually and biologically distinctive mosaic of vegetation; from high alpine meadows, to sub-alpine fir and white pine forests, to the dominant eastside forests of Jeffrey pine, and then to the pinyon-juniper-sagebrush ecosystem of the Great Basin desert.
Having this remarkable river protected for future generations ensures that habitat for terrestrial and aquatic species will be preserved, as well as contributing to the economy of the region as many businesses rely on a healthy and vibrant environment to attract tourists dollars to the area.
www.hopevalleyca.com /river.html   (691 words)

  
 Search Results 'carson' » Netscape.com
Carson, Rachel Louise, 1907–64, American writer and marine biologist, b.
Carson, who is credited with launching the modern-day environmental movement.
Carson Ford Inc 128 Buchanan, Carthage, IL 62321...
www.netscape.com /search/25/?s=carson   (318 words)

  
 GORP - Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, California
The Toiyabe portion of the wilderness is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Highways 4 and 108.
The name Carson-Iceberg is derived from two prominent geographical features: the Carson River {named for noted scout and explorer Kit Carson) and the distinctive granite formation called "The Iceberg" on the southern boundary of the wilderness near Clark Fork Road.
A wide variety of terrain is featured from stream bottomlands to steep mountainous cliffs and peaks.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/ca_carso.htm   (0 words)

  
 Stanislaus National Forest, California Northern Yosemite, Camp Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Carson Iceberg and Emigrant Wilderness lay on oposite sides of the highway.
Backpackers really dig this region, as the terrain is extremely unique.
Love to hear from you and we'll give you plenty credit.
totalescape.com /active/campstuff/NF/stanisl.html   (0 words)

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