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# May 2026 News
- URL: https://www.starbuck.org/may-2026-news/
- Published: 2026-05-28T13:54:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-28T13:54:56.000Z
- Author: Guy Starbuck
- Tags: News

Not much new to report - just hard at work. Check out these new trips from me and other authors! 

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## New Trips

[Sally Ann MineUnknown to most people, there used to be a mining camp at the southeast corner of the Racetrack. A cabin and two enclosed yards belonging to the Sally Ann Mine, sitting on the alluvial fan a mile out across the playa. The Park Service removed the buildings, almost certainly because![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/thumbnail/NJS_8085-88a059626ce8f9eb9c253e46e11708eb11ec3fc756d3aeea63fccacb03f30222.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/sally-ann-mine/)

[Painter Mine (Dixie, Idaho)Field notes from forgotten corners of the Western backcountry![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Starbuck's ExploringGC![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/thumbnail/Painter-37-1-f3e7a2299f803108279c8e4782bff8577ad79546fa99d7b25adb2def629d0ce9.JPG)](https://www.starbuck.org/painter-mine-dixie-idaho/)

[Abandoned Drott International Tractor (Death Valley)When I heard a rumor from Guy that there was an abandoned excavator with a view of the salt pan in Death Valley that he had never visited, I knew I had to take a look and see if I could find it. After a bit of research, I was![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Starbuck's ExploringMatthew Venn![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/thumbnail/NJS_7369-baf491d8019b7f75d59400d098083467b7eebef008c1188df6dc717fa8009b63.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/abandoned-drott-international-tractor-death-valley/)

[Black Lava Butte PetroglyphsBlack Lava Butte is one of a pair of mesas rising from the desert north of Pioneertown within the Sand to Snow National Monument, its dark basalt cap slowly eroding at the edges. Lava-covered mesas are rare in the Mojave, and these two stand as remnants of volcanic flows that![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/icon/Desert-SUV-B-W-logo-no-text-cool-2502a4b27c0b2d8309af20415d4fdf565ffbd88a00b708e13940af78cf4ec1e4.png)Starbuck's ExploringGuy Starbuck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ab/3d/ab3dddda-7a06-4b47-b9e2-e2787a08191a/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_2806-1b86ca33c6d79843e7f5aabe0dde47731fe470e7484f58d8ffefc3e77845de58.jpg)](https://www.starbuck.org/black-lava-butte-petroglyphs/)

## Updated Trips

We **finally** did a major update to the Beveridge post. It is one of my earliest posts and needed work. We wrote up the history and a few friends added their photos. It is a full post now, though we have barely covered the place. If you'd like to add to it, let me know. 

- [Beveridge](https://www.starbuck.org/beveridge/)

JP updated his Blueprint Petroglyph photos. They are crisp. 

- [The Blueprint Petroglyph](https://www.starbuck.org/blueprint-petroglyphs/)

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