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Diamond Solstice Pictographs

Diamond Solstice Pictographs

Nestled in the Wonderland of Rocks and just around the corner from Alister's Cave in Joshua Tree National Park is another rock shelter with pictographs: the Diamond Solstice Pictographs. The main symbols here are a sunburst arc, diamonds, and diamond chains. Their meanings have been lost to time, but there

Aiken's Arch Pictographs

Aiken's Arch Pictographs

August 2023 News

August 2023 News

Indian Mine, Monarch Canyon

Indian Mine, Monarch Canyon

Little Giant and W. A. Clark Mines

Little Giant and W. A. Clark Mines

The Lost Arch

The Lost Arch

Lanfair Buttes Petroglyphs

Lanfair Buttes Petroglyphs

CA Joshua Tree

Diamond Solstice Pictographs

Diamond Solstice Pictographs

Nestled in the Wonderland of Rocks and just around the corner from Alister's Cave in Joshua Tree National Park is another rock shelter with pictographs: the Diamond Solstice Pictographs. The main symbols here are a sunburst arc, diamonds, and diamond chains. Their meanings have been lost to time, but there

1932 Slot Canyon Petroglyphs

1932 Slot Canyon Petroglyphs

Zombie Woof and the Shipwreck Pictographs

Zombie Woof and the Shipwreck Pictographs

Lonely Stones Petroglyphs

Lonely Stones Petroglyphs

Hensen Well and the Pinyon Mine

Hensen Well and the Pinyon Mine

Outlaw Mine

Outlaw Mine

John's Camp and the Boulder Cabin

John's Camp and the Boulder Cabin

CA Southern Death Valley

Indian Mine, Monarch Canyon

Indian Mine, Monarch Canyon

Over in eastern Death Valley just north of the Keane Wonder Mine is the Indian Mine. It is a small mine worked for gold with only minor workings and was never profitable. What makes it a worthwhile visit is the mill and its remaining single Nissen stamp mill. The Indian

Morning Glory Mine (Death Valley)

Morning Glory Mine (Death Valley)

Martin Crossing Cabin

Martin Crossing Cabin

Stockyard Rock

Stockyard Rock

Confidence Mine and Dugout

Confidence Mine and Dugout

Confidence Wash Upper Mines

Confidence Wash Upper Mines

Owlhead Mountains Fuel Tank and Dart

Owlhead Mountains Fuel Tank and Dart

NV Western and Central Nevada

Victorine Mine

Victorine Mine

I’ve known about this mine for a long time but had avoided it because it was so close to town. I figured everything had already been carted off and the mine reclaimed. Over the course of the last year or so, I had multiple sources bring it up. It

Aragonite Mine

Aragonite Mine

Senator Mine

Senator Mine

Wooden Ore Car Mine

Wooden Ore Car Mine

Agai Pah Pictographs

Agai Pah Pictographs

J and J Cabin

J and J Cabin

Bald Mountain Wash Petroglyphs

Bald Mountain Wash Petroglyphs

CA Northern Death Valley

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Bunker Hill Mine

Inyo Copper Mine

Sauerkraut Trail Petroglyphs

Lemoigne Mine

S & O Cabin

NV Southern Nevada

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Hackberry Springs Pictographs

Picture Canyon Pictographs

Culverwell Mine

Southern Nevada Mine

Oakland Mine

CA Eastern Mojave

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Aiken's Arch Pictographs

Lanfair Buttes Petroglyphs

Barnwell Petroglyphs

Tramway Mine

Sagamore Mine Camp Ruin

CA Yosemite and Central Sierra

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Hess Mine

Ward Stamp Mill

Antelope Cottonwood Mill

Telegraph City

Bennettville Ghost Camp

NV Eastern Nevada

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"American Family" Mine

Sprucemont Ghost Town

Honeymoon Hill Petroglyphs

Freiberg Smelter

Atlanta Millsite

CA Western and Central Mojave

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The Lost Arch

The Blueprint Petroglyph

Railroad Tie Cabin (Old Womans)

Virginia May Mine

Peg Leg Smith’s Inscription

MT Central Rockies

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Little Giant and W. A. Clark Mines

Big Dick Mine (Elliston)

Golden Age Mine

Forest Rose Mill

Brooklyn Mine (Boulder Creek District)

UT San Rafael Swell and Tavaputs Plateau

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Lone Warrior Pictograph

Owl Panel, Nine Mile Canyon

Swasey’s Cabin

Robidoux Inscription and Pictographs

Red Hole Wash Pictographs

CA Anza Borrego and Southern Deserts

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Canebrake Skeleton Pictographs

Palen Tank Petroglyphs

Blue Sun Pictograph Cave

Spoked Wheel Geoglyph

Piedras Grandes Pictographs