Field notes from exploring backcountry locations of the Western United States

Starbuck's Exploring

Subscribe

Joshua Tree

Moser Mine

Moser Mine

Back in 2004, We met up with our friends Dan, Annie and Micah to explore an old mine out in the southern desert. We spent most of the day hiking to this old mine camp. We were surprised to find a few old cabins, mill remains and, an ore car out there. What a great place!

Moser Mine Cabin

Someone has stolen the ore car and various artifacts sometime after my visit.

Full ore car

Read next

Tramway Mine

Tramway Mine

This 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

Tungstar Mine Tram

Tungstar Mine Tram

This very adventurous hike follows an old mining trail which led to the Tungstar Mine, a 1940s tungsten mine high on the western slope of Mt. Tom, the prominent 13,658-foot peak just west of Bishop. The trail was used in the early days of the mine to build a

Sagamore Mine Camp

Sagamore Mine Camp

The 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