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Cherokee Mining District
Date(s): March 23rd-24th 2013. Album by 2nd cal cav member. 1 - 88 of 88 Total. 3521 Visits.

1 Beginning the patrol We start our ascent of Table Mountain	2 Troopers Following the guidon up the hill	3 Half-a-mountain Scars and tailings from the hydraulic operations in the 1800's	4 Patrol Top of the mountain
5 By twos	6 Breeze Straighten out the "old" colors	7 Pvt. Markey aka: Dane Brown	8 On alert You want me to go WHERE?
9 Flora The mountaintop in bloom	10 Watering call Taking advantage of the recent rains	11 Patrol Along the cliffs edge	12 Preparing to give orders
13 "Hey, guys. I think we're supposed to listen now"	14 Sgt. Duncan & Gunner aka: Mike Paisley & Gunner	15 Patrol Following in loose formation ("Route March")	16 Leading the column 1st Sgt. Baldwin & Capt Starr aka: Brian Frontella and Don Treco
17 Patrol	18 Patrol Army Mule Iris tags along	19 Patrol	20 Patrol
21 Encampment Camp in the making	22 Sawing tent poles Capt. Starr tries his hand with the saw	23 A little fun 1st Sgt. ready to "catch" the Capt. if he falls	24 Sawing tent poles "This physical labor stuff is kind of fun"
25 After physical labor "What's all this wet stuff inside my hat?"	26 Command tent Going up	27 Encampment Finished!	28 Watering call Water for the troopers
29 Behind the saddle line Discussing a near-perfect camp	30 Cav mount "Gunner"	31 Cav mount Gunner Enjoying the shade	32 Tacked up Army mule Iris
33 Pvt. Japhet Wilson aka: Robert Barchfeld	34 In the saddle Cav mount Cody	35 On the picket	36 Encampment Company street
37 Skull A copper cup for a backdrop	38 crooked tent poles "Found" vs "cut" poles	39 Relaxing Pvt. Markey	40 Relaxing Sgt. Duncan
41 Relaxing Capt. Starr plans for retirement (inside joke).	42 Encampment Capt. Starr surveys the camp	43 Posed Pvt. Markey	44 Posed Sgt. Duncan
45 Posed 1st Sgt. Baldwin	46 Posed Capt. Starr	47 Posed 2nd Cal Cav Co F	48 Posed Encampment "Awesome camp!" View Comments...
49 Posed Cpl. Whiting aka: Rob Wangberg Presenting the "new" Company guidon.	50 Patrol	51 1st Sgt. Baldwin	52 New Colors Carrying the new guidon
53 New Company guidon Patterned after a 1861 Sacramento newspaper description.	54 Patrol Line of march	55 Scouting Capt. Starr checks the trail	56 Watering Pvt. Wilson & cav mount Duke
57 Watering call	58 Patrol Capt Starr & 1st Sgt Baldwin	59 Patrol	60 Morning in camp Pvt Shannon (aka: David Brown) puts his mount out to graze
61 Sunrise in camp	62 Sunrise in camp	63 Sunrise in camp	64 Sunrise in camp
65 Long shadows	66 View in camp	67 Stable call Cav mount Marshal takes his breakfast in bed	68 Company meeting
69 Indian spirit Watching over the troopers	70 Patrol Proper spacing and interval.	71 Patrol	72 Spectator The "locals" watch as the troopers pass by
73 Patrol	74 Patrol Pvt. Wilson	75 Patrol Sgt. Duncan and Pvt. Shannon	76 Patrol
77 Patrol	78 Trail? More like "Man from Snowy River"	79 Pvt. Shannon Waiting for passage on the trail	80 Colors presentation Cpl. Whiting & cav mount Zuni show off the new guidon.
81 Colors presentation Pulling up	82 Live fire 1st Sgt. Baldwin and cav mount Storm	83 Live fire Pvt. Wilson & cav mount Duke	84 Live fire Pvt. Markey & cav mount Cody
85 Live fire Capt. Starr & cav mount Shiloh	86 "Saw-on-a-sling" Pvt. Shannon carries the much-needed trail clearing tool.	87 ATOP THE TABLE (MOVIE) We spot a target...a Coyote..but he is out of Carbine range.	88 LAZY MORNING (MOVIE) A panoramic video of camp and the horses on picket pins for a little grazing while the men enjoy the early morning sunlight.

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