Follow the Water
Follow the Water
From Sierra snow to the communities it serves, Follow the Water explores the history, infrastructure, people and places behind one of Calaveras County's most important resources.
He knows every mile.
From mountain snow and high-country lakes to historic flumes and the water that reaches your home, Yuti has followed the water the whole way.
Now, he’s taking you along for the journey.
From the Sierra to Our Communities
Water moves through landscapes, history and communities. Follow a few of the places and systems that shape its journey through Calaveras County.
The Sierra
High-country water begins a journey that will carry it through the foothills.
Historic Waterways
Wooden flumes and other historic waterways carried water across rugged foothill terrain.
Our Communities
The journey reaches the communities, landscapes and people who depend on it.
Follow the Journey
Each week, another part of the story comes to life. Follow the water as it moves through history, landscape and the communities of Calaveras County.
Have you ever wondered where your water comes from?
Meet Yuti, Keeper of the Story, and discover how the water that reaches your home begins as snow high in the Sierra before setting off on an incredible journey through Calaveras County.
Read Chapter 1 →The Ledge Where the Water Begins
Follow Yuti into the high country as the journey moves closer to the place where the water begins — the next stop in the story of Calaveras County's water.
Read Chapter 2 →The Lakes That Hold the Spring
Soar with Yuti across the high-country lakes and reservoirs that capture the Sierra snowmelt and hold the water before it continues its journey downstream.
Read Chapter 3 →The Miner's Gift
Journey with Yuti into Calaveras County's mining past and discover how the waterways built by miners became a lasting gift that still carries water today.
Read Chapter 4 →The Promise in the Water
Join Yuti beneath the moonlight as he discovers the promise carried through Calaveras County's historic waterways — and why keeping it depends on every generation.
Read Chapter 5 →The Wooden Road in the Sky
Follow Yuti high above the canyon as he discovers the wooden flumes that carried water across rugged terrain and the people who kept this remarkable system flowing.
Read Chapter 6 →The journey continues.
Chapter 7 of Follow the Water is coming soon.