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Guy Starbuck

Guy has explored the deserts and mountains of the Western US for over three decades. In that time, he has found a couple of hidden and remote locations that don't see many visitors. The best way to contact him is on this site.

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"Meadows" Gold Dredge

"Meadows" Gold Dredge

After visiting the Yankee Fork dredge, I was really interested in seeing if I could find an abandoned dredge out in the wild. Was there any left? I started to do some research to see what I could find. We set out upon a long drive across various mountain ranges

Flour Mine

Flour Mine

Buffalo Boy Mine

Buffalo Boy Mine

The Buffalo Boy was a small gold and silver mine which started production around 1930. The mine is caved in, but the interesting thing about the site is the long and steep tramway heading up to it. The tram line is over 8,500 ft in length and rises 2,

Cutthroat Castle - Hovenweep

Cutthroat Castle - Hovenweep

The Cutthroat Castle Pueblo was built around the same time as the other Hovenweep Puebloan ruins. Although the pueblo looks small, many people would have lived around it in the area. The site is along a canyon and is unusual in that it had a kiva built on top of

Hand Painted Pueblo - Hovenweep

Hand Painted Pueblo - Hovenweep

These are the remains of a small pueblo village site inside Hovenweep National Monument and surrounded by the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

The Juggler Petroglyphs

The Juggler Petroglyphs

North London Mine

North London Mine

Miners first worked gold, silver, and lead from the London Mine in 1874. After it was developed, they decided to try to work the lode from the south side of London Mountain. The South London Mine was born in 1880, and it was fabulously wealthy and just around the corner.