Hidden in the mountains just northwest of Mono Lake lie two of the most beautiful canyons in the Eastern Sierra, Lundy and Lake Canyons. Perched high on the wall of Lake Canyon, in a seemingly unreachable location, sits the remains of the Big Emma gold mine. This adventurous all-day hike will lead you up an old mining road into spectacular Lake Canyon, then through the woods to a spotty mine trail which climbs up to the mine. Along the way you can visit two century-old gold mills as well as the ruins of a stone cabin. Adventurous hikers can continue 500 feet past the Big Emma Mine to the Little Emma Mine, although serious caution is advised.

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