Back in June of 2017 I set out to complete the last couple mountain passes in the Sierras that I had not driven over. I tried to find a new route that I had not taken before to start the trip which ended up being California State Route 124. CA 124 is a small ten mile state highway entirely in Amador County which runs from CA 88 north to CA 16. I started CA 124 from the southern terminus at CA 88. CA 124 northbound quickly crosses a small series of tracks and becomes Church Street in Ione. CA 124 junctions CA 104 at Main Street in downtown Ione. Ione is a classic California Gold Rush town and certainly looks the part. Ione is only at 299 feet above sea level and wasn't an active mining community but was mainly used for supplying in addition to stage route access for larger towns in the Sierras. CA 104 actually passes through downtown Ione southwest on Main Street where it terminates at CA 88 not too far from the southern terminus o...
Because every road has a story.