> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.starbuck.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # March 2023 News - URL: https://www.starbuck.org/march-2023-news/ - Published: 2023-03-30T14:00:42.000Z - Updated: 2024-02-08T22:32:41.000Z - Author: Guy Starbuck - Tags: News It has only been a month since the [last update](https://www.starbuck.org/february-2023-news/) and originally I planned to release this news update at the end of April. However, I have been busy adding maps to all of the trips with directions. These are only available to paid members. You can see some examples here: [Wall Street MillThe Wall Street Mill is Joshua Tree National Park’s most intact remaining historic gold stamp mill. Finding a stamp mill like this is rare these days. I’m thankful the NPS has preserved it. Once owned and operated by renowned prospector and rancher Bill Keys, this two-stamp mill was![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2021/06/20060205-PICT0027.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/wall-street-mill/) [Barker DamIt goes without saying that water is important in the desert and in Joshua Tree that is no different. A rancher by the name of C.O. Barker built the dam around 1902 to improve the natural tank here for his cattle. Along with the nearby Cow Camp reservoir, it![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2021/06/IMG_2973.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/barker-dam/) [Surprise Tank PetroglyphsWe first visited the Surprise Tank Petroglyphs out in the Mojave Desert in 1998\. We’ve stopped by a few times since then but didn’t really photograph the site again until 2009\. We re-visited the site in 2013, 2018, and 2020\. I wanted to get a few more photos![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2021/06/20090111-IMG_4070.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/surprise-tank-petroglyphs/) In addition, I am going through old trips and adding directions and maps to them. And, of course, I am still going out and exploring new places. Lots to do. ## New Trips [Mayflower Mine (Telluride)Field notes from exploring backcountry locations of the Western United States![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGC![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2023/02/42196814645_d5a5bd4dea_o-1.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/mayflower-mine-telluride/) [1932 Slot Canyon PetroglyphsA couple of years ago in 2021, a good friend of mine gave me a couple of tips on where a set of petroglyphs was hidden in the heart of Joshua Tree National Park. I hadn’t heard anything about these petroglyphs and I was definitely interested. After a quick drive![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2023/03/IMG_0436.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/1932-slot-canyon-petroglyphs/) [Tramway MineThis gold mine lives up to its name. The inclined wooden tramway is the most interesting thing here and makes this old mine worth visiting. Don’t be confused though, it is not an aerial tramway, but a railed inclined tram used to lower ore down from the mine to the![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2023/03/IMG_2815.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/tramway-mine/) ## Updated Trips - I added directions and maps to these: [Joshua Tree Car WashOur National Parks aren’t known for their collections of old junked cars… Joshua Tree National Park has a collection though (and so does the Mojave). I heard there were a few wrecked cars out in the vast expanse of the Pinto Basin but I didn’t know how many![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2021/07/IMG_9994.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/joshua-tree-car-wash/) [Sagamore Mine CampThe Sagamore mine, also known as the New York mine, was a silver, lead, copper, zinc, and gold mine. It was first discovered in the 1870s by Mormons who found rich silver veins in the foothills of the New York Mountains. It is one of the oldest mines in the![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/guy-logo3-small.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/2023/01/IMG_2596.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/sagamore-mine-camp/)