Follow the sign to the false front and continue until you notice the treeless meadow. The lower elevation is the result of the constantly moving Taiya River, which has washed away all traces of the town. For more than 50 years the river has remained in one channel on the far side of the valley, so vegetation is beginning to grow in this meadow. Gulls, ravens, bald eagles, red squirrels, wildflowers, mushrooms, mosses, liverworts, lichens and even nesting crows make their homes in this area.
