It was a century ago that the last log flume brought lumber out of the high Sierra to the Valley. The flumes made the Central Valley a major lumber producing area, and created mill towns like Clovis, ...

The Timber Mountain Log Ride was designed by legendary theme park ride designer Wendell “Bud” Hurlbut. The log flume ride takes passengers through scenes of a lumber mill and a logging camp before ...

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