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Mahan Mine (Edwardsburg, ID)

Mahan Mine (Edwardsburg, ID)

The Mahan Mine was situated on Ramey Ridge, northeast of Edwardsburg, Idaho. Its history is poorly documented, but it appears to have produced little ore. Charles Mahan and his son were active in the area, locating claims from 1907 to 1940. I am unsure which specific claims the features pictured

Cary's Castle North Petroglyphs

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

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

Winner Mine (Atlanta ID)

Winner Mine (Atlanta ID)

The Winner Mine was one of the countless small gold operations in the area of Atlanta, Idaho. Atlanta was famous for fabulously rich silver and gold mines such as the Monarch and Buffalo. Their ore was so great it was worth packing by mule and wagon hundreds of miles to

Mammoth Consolidated Mine

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

Mexican-American Labor Camp, Death Valley Railroad

Mexican-American Labor Camp, Death Valley Railroad

I came upon this site in a rather odd way: a video from an ultralight pilot flying over DV that came up on my YouTube feed last year. He passed over some odd looking ruins somewhere in the eastern part of the park that I glimpsed on the background. After

September 2025 News

September 2025 News

Normally, I wouldn't send out another newsletter so soon since it has only been a month since the last one, but we've been busy, so... My trips this last month have been up north again. I will let you guess where. Don't worry, I