Quicksand!

A bunch of us went hiking on the Yuba River the other day, and while poking around by the water, the Brookester discovered some quicksand! She instantly sank in knee deep...quite impressive. Fortunately, there was a solid rock base at that depth so it was impossible to sink further...I tried it out and even the great weight of the Old Sloat was supported by the rock.

Though California is not famous for covered bridges...there are only nine in the entire state...The longest CB in the US is located here on the Yuba River, near Grass Valley. It's 251 feet long and was built in 1862.