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Cronan

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Cronan Ranch -Pedro Hill staging area (picture taken as you are exiting)

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Cronan Ranch - Pedro Hill Trail Head. There is a map of the trails at the trail head.

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This is the bar that your horse must step over at both Cronan staging areas to access the trails (there is no other way to access the trails) - there is a bar on each side of the entrance gate at both locations. This picture was taken at Pedro Hill staging area.

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Cronan Ranch - service rd/trail (taken in the fall). Road is used by river rafting companies during the rafting season (maybe once or twice a day).
This is one of the main trails from Pedro Hill Staging area and leads to the movie set and to the river.

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Parking lot at Cronan Ranch - Magnolia Staging area. Quite large can hold many rigs, no limit on size.

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View of the American River from a Cronan Ranch Trail

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American River at Cronan Ranch - view from horse back. This section open to horses year round.

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American River at Cronan Ranch- view from horse back. Great place to water the horses, this section not open to horses during the summer.

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Rafters on the American River - taken from horseback at "watering hole" open year round to horses. Current can be swift but there is a nice large area for horses to get a drink and cool off. The rafters and kayakers can get quite close to horses drinking. (Taken with cell phone off a pawing/splashing horse)

Beth and Chester taking a break at the river - Sept 2010