On a trip in 2005, we were hiking through the thick Sierra Nevadan Forest in search of an old mine with a long tramway. It turned out to be a bit of a longer hike than we thought it would be, and we weren’t seeing a tram.
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Empire Mine State Historic Park
Back in 2003, we took a trip up to the Sierra Nevada, and our group gained special permission from the California State Park service to explore a small underground portion of the massive Empire Mine inside the appropriately named Empire Mine State Historic Park in beautiful Grass Valley, California. Doug
Honeycomb Stamp Mill
We stopped by to check out this three-stamp mill made by Merralls Mill Co. in the western Sierra Nevada. It is a neat find. You don’t see many three-stamp mills around.
The mill was built around 1900 but never saw much use. It was electric-powered, and water was brought
Grass Lake Basin Petroglyphs
Back in 2005, Alysia and I made a brief stop at a petroglyph site high in the Sierra Nevada near Gold Lake.
Petroglyphs in the high country are rare in my experience. And though the site is very small and the petroglyphs are faint, it was an exciting find for