Placerville town centre, California Gold Country.

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Gold Country

Hollywood draws the dreamers and Silicon Valley lures fortune-hunters, but this isn't the first time droves of aspiring young folk have streamed into the Golden State. After a sparkle in the American River caught James Marshall’s eye in 1848, more than 300,000 prospectors from America and abroad started digging for gold in the Sierra foothills. Soon California entered statehood with the official motto 'Eureka' solidifying its place as the land of opportunity.


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Mount Bohemia may be far from everything, but the runs are steep and the powder is deep and the lack of crowds means fresh tracks all day long

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