For those who skipped the last section, you can still view the northernmost end of the line. Instead of turning onto the dirt road 2.7 miles north of Wye Road, continue 0.7 miles (or 3.4 miles from the junction of Wye Road and US6) to a point just before the west side of the Owens River bridge.
Follow the prominent dirt road turning right (south) 0.1 miles to an intersection with another dirt road crossing it. Bear right. This road you are driving on is actually the grade of the "Red Apple." Continue for slightly more than 0.4 miles and stop at the uphill end of the obvious railroad grade cut.
This cut, 11 to 15 feet deep, eased the grade down to the elevation of the Owens River. South of this cut, the grade emerges from under the road you are driving on and becomes a sagebrush-covered hump southward. The spot where you at first accessed the grade after leaving US6 (if you explored the area north of Williams Slough) is southwest about a 0.1 miles, though that road is not visible because of the sagebrush overgrowth.
Turn around or continue north down the cut back toward US 6. From this point on, countless fishermen have driven this road, not realizing they were driving on the dreams of 1911. Exiting the cut, the road bends for a few feet because of later quarrying, then comes out upon an obvious fill, the high point about 17 feet above the surrounding lowland. Continue north on this road as it makes a bend east and dead ends at the Owens River. A bridge across the river was never constructed.
