Tuesday, January 6, 1970

Place: CA-Funston


Funston Meadow (Chapooga Falls)    
Funston Creek (Chapooga Falls) 
(long, lat)

Description:
Named for James Funston, a sheep-owner, about 1870. (Chester Versteeg from S. L. N. Ellis.) Upper Funston Meadow sometimes called Skyparlor Meadow.
Lower Funston Meadow, 200 acres, together with 200 acres in cañon just below, patented land, purchased from Harry Quinn by Stephen T. Mather, 1922, and placed in trust, to become public property when included in national park.  From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

Trips:
  • June 25, 2014 - Ten day trip along the High Sierra Trail and Colby Pass


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