We've been hard at work here lately as you can see below. Spring is upon us and summer is right around the corner. Time to get up into the high country.
New Trips
Recent work has mostly centered on Lundy in the Eastern Sierra (with some exceptions). Contributor Hugh Smith and I have put together some detailed and fantastic posts to some seldomly visited places. Check some of them out below (with more to come in the next few months):
Tip Top Mine
Reaching the Summit Mine is challenging enough, but for the truly determined explorer in the Lundy Canyon area, there’s an even more elusive goal: the Tip Top Mine. Perched at 11,000 feet just below the summit of 11,182-foot Mount Scowden, this remote mine site requires real effort and
Guy Starbuck
Big Emma Mine
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
Hugh M. Smith
Pocketed Rocks Petroglyphs
Unlike the dramatic canyon walls at White River Narrows a few miles away, the rock art at Pocketed Rocks requires more careful observation and exploration. The petroglyphs are more scattered here and, more interestingly, on unusual volcanic tuff formations surrounding tinajas (natural rock basins). The volcanic tuff is riddled with
Guy Starbuck
Graham Mine
Prospectors flooded into the southern Black Mountains during the Greenwater mining boom of the early 1900s, scouring every canyon and wash. The Rhodes Spring area as well as Virgin Spring Canyon saw intermittent activity, with limited productive mining resulting (See Lost Rhodes Mine). The remote location with its subsequent high
Hugh M. Smith
Updated Trips
I also updated the Summit Mine post with directions and a map.
Summit Mine
High up in the spires of the Eastern Sierras, there lies a hidden and seldom visited gold mine perched on steep cliffs at 10,900 ft elevation. The Summit Mine is difficult to reach and is not for the fainthearted. To get there, you will have to follow a steep
Guy Starbuck
Exploring Joshua Tree Book
Also, don't forget to check out my Exploring Joshua Tree book. It's like having a piece of Joshua Tree with you.
