Absolutely attractive. Never mind the Gold Rush, that is a place I have romanticized for some time, I think.
Did you know that landscape photography was kind of first popularized there about a century ago by Ansel Adams? Before he went on to make the Yellowstone what it is today. His family of German origin had moved there exactly during the Gold Rush...
Yep, I'm very much familiar with Ansel Adams! He pioneered photography in the High Sierra. Especially in Yosemite. I have a friend that jokingly likes to call me "Derek Ansel Muir" a combination of my name, Ansel Adams, and John Muir. lol. Although my favorite legend from the range is actually Norman Clyde.