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When California State Route 180 was commissioned in August 1934 the alignment in took in Sierra Nevada range was very different than from today.  The original highway alignment from Squaw Valley (now Yokuts Valley) to east Grant Grove (then part of General Grant National Park) originally followed what is now Ruth Hill Road, Dunlap Road, Pinehurst Road (modern California State Route 245), Dark Canyon Road (partially now Forest Road 14S45).  After funding fell through for the planned Kings Canyon Road the was corridor eventually picked up as a 30-mile-long cooperative project between the Division of Highways and Federal Government.  Much of current alignment of California State Route 180 bypassing Squaw Valley (now Yokuts Valley) and Dunlap was complete by 1941.  The post-1941 alignment of California State Route 180 in Squaw Valley was shifted onto what was once Dunlap Road in Squaw Valley.  This alignment itself was later bypassed by modern California State Route...

Texas Falls is one of the many natural wonders within Green Mountain National Forest.  The 35-foot, two-cascade waterfall is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in Vermont.  Easily accessible from the parking area, the falls can be viewed either via a footbridge over the gorge or a 1.2-mile hiking trail. Texas Falls dates to the Ice Age.  12,000 years ago, retreating glaciers carved through the bedrock, creating the falls.  Today, Texas Falls is one of the more popular waterfalls in Vermont. All photos taken by post author - May 4, 2012. Site Navigation: Return to Travel New England Index Sources & Links: Texas Falls Personal Photo Album on flickr Explore Beautiful Texas Falls in Hancock ---VermontExplored.com Texas Falls ---NewEnglandWaterfalls.com How To Get There:

Ennis Road is an approximately four-mile-long rural cutoff through Shannon Valley the Sierra Nevada foothills of Fresno County.  Ennis Road connects Ruth Hill Road (former California State Route 180) southward to Sand Creek Road.  What is now Ennis Road was originally developed by Fresno County in the 1910s as the Squaw Valley Cutoff.  The modern roadway name first appears on 1930-era highway maps of Fresno County.   Part 1; the history of Ennis Road Ennis Road serves as a cutoff between Sand Creek Road and Ruth Hill Road (former California State Route 180) in community of Yokuts Valley (previously Squaw Valley).  Ennis Road passes through Shannon Valley and the lands of Rector Ranch.   What is now Yokuts Valley was originally the home to a Yokut tribal village called Múshtihnau.  At one point the valley where  Múshtihnau was located in was called "Woman's Land."  Around 1873 American settlers co-opted the name as "Squaw Valley...