Tucked away in the backcountry wilderness of the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park is a hidden gem called Cary's Castle. In 1935, at the tender age of twenty-four, a young man named Arthur L. Cary (sometimes misspelled “Carey”) moved from Colorado to the Coachella Valley. In their spare time, Cary and his father prospected in the Eagle Mountains, staking multiple claims. Cary spent much of his time out there from 1938 to 1941, enjoying the solitude of the area, during which time he developed his Welcome Stranger Mine. He probably built the Castle as a primitive residence next to the mine.
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