This article by ENFIA member Lester Lubetkin is the first in a series that will highlight some of the fascinating and little known history stories that can be found in fun ways on the Eldorado Forest Visitor Map. Please click on the title and then on the next page click here to start back when California first became a State. Watch for future stories about mining, homesteading, railroads and more. And along the way, you will gain some important skills in how to use the Forest Visitor Map to locate yourself when out in the woods.