diff --git a/cmd/cammount/cammount.go b/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
index a9959f53e..ac880e48f 100644
--- a/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
+++ b/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
 
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/blobref"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/blobserver/localdisk" // used for the blob cache
@@ -33,20 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"camlistore.org/third_party/code.google.com/p/rsc/fuse"
 )
 
-func PrintMap(m map[string]float64) {
-	keys := make([]string, len(m))
-	for k, _ := range m {
-		keys = append(keys, k)
-	}
-
-	sort.Strings(keys)
-	for _, k := range keys {
-		if m[k] > 0 {
-			fmt.Println(k, m[k])
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func main() {
 	// Scans the arg list and sets up flags
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "print debugging messages.")
@@ -58,14 +43,12 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
-	if flag.NArg() < 2 {
-		errorf("usage: cammount <blobref> <mountpoint>\n")
+	if n := flag.NArg(); n < 1 || n > 2 {
+		errorf("usage: cammount <mountpoint> [<root-blobref>]\n")
 	}
 
-	root := blobref.Parse(flag.Arg(0))
-	if root == nil {
-		errorf("Error parsing root blobref: %q\n", root)
-	}
+	mountPoint := flag.Arg(0)
+
 	client := client.NewOrFail() // automatic from flags
 
 	cacheDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "camlicache")
@@ -79,18 +62,31 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	fetcher := cacher.NewCachingFetcher(diskcache, client)
 
-	fs := fs.NewCamliFileSystem(fetcher, root)
+	var camfs *fs.CamliFileSystem
+	if flag.NArg() == 2 {
+		root := blobref.Parse(flag.Arg(1))
+		if root == nil {
+			errorf("Error parsing root blobref: %q\n", root)
+		}
+		var err error
+		camfs, err = fs.NewRootedCamliFileSystem(fetcher, root)
+		if err != nil {
+			errorf("Error creating root with %v: %v", root, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		camfs = fs.NewCamliFileSystem(fetcher)
+		log.Printf("starting with fs %#v", camfs)
+	}
+
 	if *debug {
 		// TODO: set fs's logger
 	}
 
-	mountPoint := flag.Arg(1)
-
 	conn, err := fuse.Mount(mountPoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Mount: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = conn.Serve(fs)
+	err = conn.Serve(camfs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Serve: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/dev-cammount b/dev-cammount
index 82ff95dae..dde16c160 100755
--- a/dev-cammount
+++ b/dev-cammount
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ use FindBin qw($Bin);
 use Getopt::Long;
 require "$Bin/misc/devlib.pl";
 
-my $blobref = shift;
-unless ($blobref && $blobref =~ /^\w+-[0-9a-f]{10,}$/) {
-    die "Usage: dev-cammount [blobref]\n";
+my @blobref_arg;
+
+if (@ARGV) {
+    my $blobref = shift;
+    unless ($blobref && $blobref =~ /^\w+-[0-9a-f]{10,}$/) {
+        die "Usage: dev-cammount [<blobref>]\n";
+    }
+    push @blobref_arg, $blobref;
 }
+
 my $cammount = build_bin("./cmd/cammount");
 
 my $dir = "/tmp/cammount-dir";
@@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ mkdir $dir, 0700 unless -d $dir;
 
 try_unmount();
 print "Mounting on $dir ...\n";
-system("$cammount", "--blobserver=http://localhost:3179/bs", $blobref, $dir)
+system("$cammount", "--blobserver=http://localhost:3179/bs", $dir, @blobref_arg)
     and warn "cammount failure: $!\n";
 warn "Failed to unmount\n" unless try_unmount();
 
diff --git a/pkg/fs/fs.go b/pkg/fs/fs.go
index 7ca437b23..08ad4377b 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/fs.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/fs.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var errNotDir = fuse.Errno(syscall.ENOTDIR)
 
 type CamliFileSystem struct {
 	fetcher blobref.SeekFetcher
-	root    *blobref.BlobRef
+	root    fuse.Node
 
 	// IgnoreOwners, if true, collapses all file ownership to the
 	// uid/gid running the fuse filesystem, and sets all the
@@ -53,26 +53,40 @@ type CamliFileSystem struct {
 	nameToAttr   *lru.Cache // ~map[string]*fuse.Attr
 }
 
-type CamliFile struct {
-	fs   *CamliFileSystem
-	blob *blobref.BlobRef
-	ss   *schema.Superset
-
-	size uint64 // memoized
-}
-
 var _ fuse.FS = (*CamliFileSystem)(nil)
 
-func NewCamliFileSystem(fetcher blobref.SeekFetcher, root *blobref.BlobRef) *CamliFileSystem {
+func newCamliFileSystem(fetcher blobref.SeekFetcher) *CamliFileSystem {
 	return &CamliFileSystem{
 		fetcher:      fetcher,
 		blobToSchema: lru.New(1024), // arbitrary; TODO: tunable/smarter?
-		root:         root,
 		nameToBlob:   lru.New(1024), // arbitrary: TODO: tunable/smarter?
 		nameToAttr:   lru.New(1024), // arbitrary: TODO: tunable/smarter?
 	}
 }
 
+func NewCamliFileSystem(fetcher blobref.SeekFetcher) *CamliFileSystem {
+	fs := newCamliFileSystem(fetcher)
+	fs.root = &root{fs: fs} // root.go
+	return fs
+}
+
+// NewRootedCamliFileSystem returns a CamliFileSystem with root as its
+// base.
+func NewRootedCamliFileSystem(fetcher blobref.SeekFetcher, root *blobref.BlobRef) (*CamliFileSystem, error) {
+	fs := newCamliFileSystem(fetcher)
+
+	ss, err := fs.fetchSchemaSuperset(root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	n := &node{fs: fs, blobref: root, ss: ss}
+	n.populateAttr()
+	fs.root = n
+	return fs, nil
+}
+
+// node implements fuse.Node with a read-only Camli "file" or
+// "directory" blob.
 type node struct {
 	fs      *CamliFileSystem
 	blobref *blobref.BlobRef
@@ -290,15 +304,7 @@ func (n *node) populateAttr() error {
 }
 
 func (fs *CamliFileSystem) Root() (fuse.Node, fuse.Error) {
-	ss, err := fs.fetchSchemaSuperset(fs.root)
-	if err != nil {
-		// TODO: map these to fuse.Error better
-		log.Printf("Error fetching root: %v", err)
-		return nil, fuse.EIO
-	}
-	n := &node{fs: fs, blobref: fs.root, ss: ss}
-	n.populateAttr()
-	return n, nil
+	return fs.root, nil
 }
 
 func (fs *CamliFileSystem) Statfs(req *fuse.StatfsRequest, res *fuse.StatfsResponse, intr fuse.Intr) fuse.Error {
@@ -342,7 +348,3 @@ func (fs *CamliFileSystem) fetchSchemaSuperset(br *blobref.BlobRef) (*schema.Sup
 	fs.blobToSchema.Add(blobStr, ss)
 	return ss, nil
 }
-
-func (file *CamliFile) GetReader() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return file.ss.NewFileReader(file.fs.fetcher)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/fs/root.go b/pkg/fs/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18348e140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/fs/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2012 Google Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/blobref"
+
+	"camlistore.org/third_party/code.google.com/p/rsc/fuse"
+)
+
+// root implements fuse.Node and is the typical root of a
+// CamliFilesystem with a little hello message and the ability to
+// search and browse static snapshots, etc.
+type root struct {
+	fs *CamliFileSystem
+}
+
+func (n *root) Attr() fuse.Attr {
+	return fuse.Attr{
+		Mode: os.ModeDir | 0755,
+		Uid:  uint32(os.Getuid()),
+		Gid:  uint32(os.Getgid()),
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *root) ReadDir(intr fuse.Intr) ([]fuse.Dirent, fuse.Error) {
+	return []fuse.Dirent{
+		{Name: "WELCOME.txt"},
+		{Name: "tag"},
+		{Name: "date"},
+		{Name: "sha1-xxx...."},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (n *root) Lookup(name string, intr fuse.Intr) (fuse.Node, fuse.Error) {
+	if name == ".quitquitquit" {
+		log.Fatalf("Shutting down due to root .quitquitquit lookup.")
+	}
+
+	br := blobref.Parse(name)
+	log.Printf("Root lookup of %q = %v", name, br)
+	if br != nil {
+		return &node{fs: n.fs, blobref: br}, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fuse.ENOENT
+}