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Parson's Ranch Petroglyphs
Mahan Mine (Edwardsburg, ID)
Cary's Castle North Petroglyphs
In 2016, on an adventure north of Cary's Castle (one of many), I stumbled upon these petroglyphs hidden among the granite boulders of the Eagle Mountains. The abstract designs appear to be Desert Archaic in style, likely created by indigenous peoples who traveled these washes for thousands of
October 2025 News
A Few Updates
As this site has grown to over 500 posts, I've been thinking about how to make it sustainable while keeping it ad-free and independent.
So I'm making a couple of changes:
Newsletter schedule: This newsletter will now be quarterly.
Base pricing: The base
Winner Mine (Atlanta ID)
Mammoth Consolidated Mine
Mammoth Lakes is one of the Eastern Sierra's most popular recreation destinations, prized for its excellent skiing in the winter, ample hiking opportunities in the summer, and world-class scenery. Few visitors today realize that the town's roots trace back to a late-1800s gold mining boom, which