Tree parts were used to augment braking ability when going downhill with wagons in 1911 when this group went camping in Mountain Home, in the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern Tulare County, CA. (Photo courtesy of Wilbur Bergen)
These families on their way for a 1911 camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains appear to be well stocked for the outing. They are headed for Mountain Home, a tiny community east of Porterville, CA. (Photo courtesy of Wilbur Bergen)